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This looks like it could be fun, especially as the Russians are not too keen on giving out any more information on their accidents than they have to....
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NUKE BLAST PANIC
Radiation leak in Russia after huge explosion at ballistic missile testing facility
By Jon Rogers
8th August 2019, 11:48 am
Updated: 8th August 2019, 2:53 pm
A HUGE explosion at a ballistic missile testing facility in Russia has killed two people and started a radiation leak.
A further four people are said to have been injured.
The two people that died were civilian specialists while those who were injured were a mix of civilians and military personnel.The military unit where the fire occurred is located in the village of Nenoksa, near Arkhangelsk, where ballistic missiles are tested for the Russian Navy.
The blast at the military training ground near Arkhangelsk was due to a jet engine exploding, the press service of the Ministry of Defence said.
A source told RIA News in Russia: “Hospitals in the Arkhangelsk region are ready for the possible reception of the victims of the incident near Nenoksa.”
Russian officials initially tried to play down the radiation leak, saying the levels were normal.
A statement from the ministry said: “During testing of a liquid jet engine an explosion and combustion of the product occurred.
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The engine exploded on a military base near the district of Severodvinsk
“As a result of the event, six defence ministry officials and developer company representatives received injuries of varying severity. Two specialists died from their injuries.
“There have been no harmful chemicals released into the atmosphere, the radiation levels are normal.”
But regional authorities later admitted there had been a “short-term” spike in radiation levels after the explosion.
The Russian city of Arkhangelsk is the north-east of Russia and was once the country’s main seaport until 1703.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/96800...&utm_source=Twitter&__twitter_impression=true
NUKE BLAST PANIC
Radiation leak in Russia after huge explosion at ballistic missile testing facility
By Jon Rogers
8th August 2019, 11:48 am
Updated: 8th August 2019, 2:53 pm
A HUGE explosion at a ballistic missile testing facility in Russia has killed two people and started a radiation leak.
A further four people are said to have been injured.
The two people that died were civilian specialists while those who were injured were a mix of civilians and military personnel.The military unit where the fire occurred is located in the village of Nenoksa, near Arkhangelsk, where ballistic missiles are tested for the Russian Navy.
The blast at the military training ground near Arkhangelsk was due to a jet engine exploding, the press service of the Ministry of Defence said.
A source told RIA News in Russia: “Hospitals in the Arkhangelsk region are ready for the possible reception of the victims of the incident near Nenoksa.”
Russian officials initially tried to play down the radiation leak, saying the levels were normal.
A statement from the ministry said: “During testing of a liquid jet engine an explosion and combustion of the product occurred.
** Do Not Hotlink images **
Getty - Contributor
The engine exploded on a military base near the district of Severodvinsk
“As a result of the event, six defence ministry officials and developer company representatives received injuries of varying severity. Two specialists died from their injuries.
“There have been no harmful chemicals released into the atmosphere, the radiation levels are normal.”
But regional authorities later admitted there had been a “short-term” spike in radiation levels after the explosion.
The Russian city of Arkhangelsk is the north-east of Russia and was once the country’s main seaport until 1703.
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Any idea where its located? 