snoop1130 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Russia finds radioactive isotopes in test samples after accident By Maria Kiselyova, Tom Balmforth FILE PHOTO: Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in Moscow, August 22, 2019. Alexander Zemlianichenko/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia’s state weather agency said on Monday it had found the radioactive isotopes of strontium, barium and lanthanum in test samples after a mysterious accident during a test at a military site earlier this month. The deadly accident on Aug. 8 caused a brief rise in radiation levels in the nearby city of Severodvinsk. President Vladimir Putin later said the mishap occurred during testing of what he called promising new weapons systems. A cloud of inert radioactive gases formed as a result of a decay of the isotopes and caused the brief spike in radiation in Severodvinsk, the weather agency said in a statement. The isotopes were Strontium-91, Barium-139, Barium-140 and Lanthanum-140, which have half-lives of 9.3 hours, 83 minutes, 12.8 days and 40 hours respectively, it said. Russia’s state nuclear agency has said five of its staff members were killed and three injured in a blast during a rocket test on a sea platform that involved “isotope power sources”. U.S.-based nuclear experts suspect the incident occurred during tests of a nuclear-powered cruise missile. Norway’s nuclear test-ban monitor said on Friday that the explosion that killed the scientists was followed by a second blast two hours later and that this was the likely source of a spike in radiation. The second explosion was probably from an airborne rocket powered by radioactive fuel, the Norsar agency said - though the governor of Russia’s Arkhangelsk region, where the blast took place, dismissed reports of another blast. -- © Copyright Reuters 2019-08-26 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
from the home of CC Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 practice makes perfect.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dabhand Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 A holiday in Thailand was getting the blame for a doctor, who treated victims of the blast, having traces of radiation in his muscle tissue. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/25/russian-officials-blame-food-for-traces-of-radiation-in-doctor-treating-blast-victims Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTB1977 Posted August 26, 2019 Share Posted August 26, 2019 Those wacky Russians, back to the drawing board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomazbodner Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 14 hours ago, dabhand said: A holiday in Thailand was getting the blame for a doctor, who treated victims of the blast, having traces of radiation in his muscle tissue. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/aug/25/russian-officials-blame-food-for-traces-of-radiation-in-doctor-treating-blast-victims RT had that article on their website for a few moments before removing it. So even Ruskies don't believe that BS... Wanted to post RT's link but before I could, they removed it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Benmart Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 People died, were injured and radiation was released into the environment. Hardly a laughing matter, except to those with cognitive issues. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chazar Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 18 hours ago, snoop1130 said: promising new weapons systems. Lovely! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rabas Posted August 27, 2019 Share Posted August 27, 2019 If Norway could detect seismic and infrasound waves from ~1500km away, these were not small explosions. But why two? You would think they would stop testing after loosing several top scientists in the first explosion. There is more to the story than meets the eye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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