{"id":47163,"date":"2019-07-10T17:09:23","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T22:09:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=47163"},"modified":"2019-07-10T17:09:25","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T22:09:25","slug":"russian-nuclear-sub-wreck-leaking-radiation-100000-times-higher-than-normal-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=47163","title":{"rendered":"Russian Nuclear Sub Wreck Leaking Radiation 100,000 Times Higher Than Normal: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Russian Nuclear Sub Wreck Leaking Radiation 100,000 Times Higher Than Normal: Report<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Researchers in Norway have discovered radiation levels in excess of 100,000 times normal next to a Soviet-era nuclear submarine which sank in the Arctic 30 years ago – a reading which is higher than those taken 12 years ago,<\/strong> according to Norwegian news outlet TV2<\/em><\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Kosomolets went down in the Barents Sea in 1989, killing 42 out of its crew of 69, according to the Moscow Times<\/em><\/a>. It is sitting at a depth of 1,665 meters (5,462 ft) with a severely damaged hull from sitting on the seabed for 30 years. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The radioactivity was detected near a ventilation hole which has been observed to kick up ‘mysterious’ dust clouds. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

We have observed a kind of cloud coming out of this hole once in a while. In connection with the test in which we measured pollution, a cloud came out of the hole. This may indicate that the pollution comes out in pulses<\/strong>, says Heldal.<\/p>

It is assumed that the ventilation hole at the top of the submarine tower is in direct contact with the reactor inside the wreck.<\/strong> This hole will now be monitored extra closely by the researchers the rest of the cruise, which is scheduled to be completed tomorrow. –TV2<\/em><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n