A cloud with small levels of radioactivity has arrived in Northern Europe and the European Arctic. The phenomenon is believed to be due to malfunction of a Russian nuclear power plant. Scandinavian countries are monitoring the situation.
Increased isotopes detected in Scandinavia, possibly damage to central Russian
Earlier this week, Nuclear Safety Agencies of Finland, Norway and Sweden have announced that they have detected an increase in radioactive isotopes in Scandinavia and the Arctic regions.
The Swedish authorities were unable to identify its origin. But according to Holland, which analyzed data from the Nordic neighbors, radiation comes from western Russia. “Radionuclides are artificial, therefore man-made,” specified the Dutch Institute for Public Health.
“The composition of the nuclides could indicate damage to the energy element of a nuclear power plant, but the specific place of the source cannot be identified due to the scarcity of data“, he added.
Radioactive cloud in Northern Europe is not dangerous
The Russian nuclear agency Rosenergoatom has denied any problem to the two plants present in the North-East of the country.
“Both plants are operating on a normal basis. There were no complaints about the team’s work. No accident has been reported relating to the escape of radionuclides from containment structures“Said an anonymous spokesman for the authority.
Recall that the increase in radioactive level in Scandinavia is minimal, e it is not harmful to humans or the environment. However, the phenomenon has also been registered by other groups. The Organization of treatise on the total ban on nuclear tests he said he recorded a slight increase in harmless isotopes (Co-60, Ru-103, Cs-134 and Cs-137) in Scandinavian airspace.
Russia, one of the world’s largest nuclear power producers, currently has 10 operating plants and many more under construction. Vladimir Putin recently also signed billionaire contracts for the supply of Russian technologies for the construction of nuclear plants in countries like Iran, Turkey and India.
Meanwhile, Siberia is on fire and the highest temperatures ever have been recorded in the Antarctic.
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