The Russian Meteorological Service (Roshydromet) found a cloud of radioactive gases above the territory of the Arkhangelsk region of Russia. The cloud contains traces of the decay of radionuclides of strontium, barium and lanthanum, representatives of the agency said. Currently, there are no radioactive isotopes in air samples in Severodvinsk and Arkhangelsk. "The radiation background has stabilized," officials assured.
Roshydromet thus officially confirmed that after the explosion at the training ground near Severodvinsk on August 8, there was a spike in radiation because of the emission of radioactive inert gases.
A spike in the level of radiation was recorded during monitoring operations in the Arkhangelsk region, The analysis of air samples taken on the period from August 8 till August 23 revealed "the presence of short-lived man-made radionuclides" that decompose into inert radioactive gases.
On August 8, an explosion of a liquid-propellant rocket propulsion system occurred at Nenoksa training ground near the city of Severodvinsk. The accident occurred during tests. Five nuclear physicists, employees of Rosatom (Russian Federal Agency for Atomic Power) were killed.
Three more were injured.
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