“Norway recorded an increase in radiation on the border with Russia. The Norwegian agency DSA found traces of cesium-137 at two stations near the border with Russia. The source of the radiation is unknown, but may be related to Russian nuclear facilities or tests of the Burevisnyk missile.”, — write on: unn.ua
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According to the DSA, traces of cesium-137, a radioactive isotope released during the decay of uranium-235, which is included in fuel for nuclear reactors and stuffing for nuclear weapons, were found in the samples of two radiation monitoring stations – Vikshefjell and Svanhovd.
DSA finds cesium in all air filter stations in Norway, and this is often due to mixed dust from old fallout from the Chernobyl accident
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Meanwhile, the Barents Observer indicates that the radioactive isotope was detected in the period from September 9 to 12 and only at stations close to the Norwegian-Russian border: other radiation monitoring posts – in the north of Norway and Lapland – did not record it.
Also, nothing was reported about the presence of cesium in the samples from the Russian side.
Currently, the source of cesium-137 is unknown. In the Barents Sea, there are several nuclear-powered icebreakers, as well as nuclear-powered submarines, which on September 16 took part in the largest “Ocean-2024” exercises since the Cold War.
However, analysts believe it is highly unlikely that the cesium-137 leak occurred at a reactor operating in the sea.
Another possibility, in their opinion, may be related to the development or testing of the Russian nuclear-powered Petrel missile. The test site for its launch is located on the Novaya Zemlya archipelago, where the USSR conducted nuclear tests until 1990.
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