Last week, Finland, Norway and Sweden found unusually high levels of three radionuclides, cesium-134, cesium-137 and ruthenium-103. The level of isotopes is higher than usual, but still harmless, but its possible source could be somewhere near the Baltic Sea, Reuters reported.
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After analyzing the data, the Dutch Public Health Service assumed that the material came from “the western part of Russia” and that it could indicate “damage to the nuclear fuel element”.
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However, the Russian agency “Rosenergoatom” that the Leningrad NPP and Kola NPP are operating as usual and that there are no reports of leaks.
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“There are no complaints about the operation of the equipment,” a Rosenergoatom spokesman told TASS. Radiation levels around the two nuclear power plants in northwestern Russia “remained unchanged in June”.
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The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said on Saturday that the news had come to its attention. The Agency shall obtain further information from the Member States.
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