The increase in radiation may be related to the development or testing of the Russian Burevestnik nuclear-powered rocket, the media wrote.
The Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Agency (DSA) recorded an increase in radiation above normal on the Russian border. The department announced this on Tuesday, September 17.
Thus, in samples from two radiation monitoring stations Vikshefjell and Svanhoud, traces of cesium-137, a radioactive isotope released during the decay of uranium-235, which is part of the fuel for nuclear reactors, were found and the filling for nuclear weapons.
“The concentration determined by the measurement does not pose a risk to people and the environment. No other produced radionuclides were detected,” the statement said.
The Barents Observer notes that the source of cesium-137 is unclear. Several nuclear-powered icebreakers operate in the Barents Sea, as well as nuclear-powered submarines, which, on September 16, entered the largest exercise since the Cold War, Ocean 2024. However, a leak of cesium-137 is unlikely to occur in a reactor working at sea.
At the same time, the publication recalls that the increase in radiation may be related to the development or testing of the Russian nuclear-powered rocket Burevestnik. The test site for its launch was located in the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, where the USSR conducted nuclear tests until 1990.
Russian nuclear weapons specialists are said to have been actively working on Novaya Zemlya throughout the summer and early fall. Special Rosatom ships visited the Arctic archipelago, and Il-76 military aircraft were spotted at the Rogachevo airport in Novaya Zemlya. The Burevestnik test was not officially reported.
We remind you that in the West the Burevestnik rocket is called the “flying Chernobyl”. US researchers say they used satellite imagery to determine the possible location of this new cruise missile in Russia.
Source: korrespondent
I am David Wyatt, a professional writer and journalist for Buna Times. I specialize in the world section of news coverage, where I bring to light stories and issues that affect us globally. As a graduate of Journalism, I have always had the passion to spread knowledge through writing.