Traces of radioactive cesium 137 were detected by a measuring device at the facility Viksjofell mountainon the border of Norway with Russia. DSA claims that the traces detected are faint, and although Radiation levels are elevateddoes not pose a risk to humans or the environment.
Further analyses will be carried out in the coming days. Other measurement centres in Norway i Finland did not detect increased radiation.
Norway. Radioactive trace on the border with Russia. Top secret tests in the background
Through 137 is a fission product formed in nuclear reactors. However, although there are reactors on icebreakers and submarines operating in the Barents Sea region, it is doubtful whether they could be the source of the recorded increase in radiation, the portal believes.
Small leaks of cesium-137 are more likely to occur during reactor start-up or maintenance, or during handling of spent nuclear fuelmay also arise as a result of forest fires.
Russia testing mysterious weapon? Norwegian media reports
The Barents Observer recalled that Russian weapons designers from Rosatomu They worked on it all summer long Pankowo training ground on the archipelago New Earth. This is where the previous ones took place. tests of the Buriewiestnik cruise missile with experimental nuclear poweredproviding, in the designers' assumption, unlimited scope. However, the work is strictly confidential and little information is publicly disclosed.
According to the portal, although there are no official reports about Buriewiestnik testsyou can find clues by examining the daily updated satellite images.
The Barents Observer has reported several cargo ships and special purpose vessels in the waters near the training ground in recent months, and in recent weeks two blue Il-76 transport machines Rosatom was temporarily stationed in Rogachevo air base on Novaya Zemlya. The blue planes are believed to be conducting operations related to Burevestnik tests, the portal stated.