Norway has recorded a spike in radiation levels on its border with the Russian Federation.
Radioactive caesium-137 and uranium-235 were detected at the filter station in Svanhovd and Viksjøfjellet between September 9 and 12. These substances are found in fuel for nuclear reactors and in the filling of nuclear weapons, the Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA) reported, the Barrents Observer reports.
DSA emergency preparedness officer in Svanhovd, Bredo Møller, said the amount of caesium found in the air filters was “very low”.
The levels are clearly above normal, but do not pose a danger to people or the environment, he noted.
The DSA also noted that no other radioactive isotopes were found during the examination of the filters.
In addition, no other filter in northern Norway or Finnish Lapland detected a cesium peak over the past week. Cesium-137 is produced as a fission product by the operation of a nuclear reactor.
Let us recall that in June, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that the North Atlantic Alliance was negotiating the issue of putting nuclear weapons on combat alert.
Source: Barrents Observer
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