Mysterious Radioactive Cloud May Have Come From Unknown Nuclear Accident
By Robin Andrews
10 Nov 2017, 12:42
A cloud of radioactive particles has been detected drifting over Europe in the past few weeks. Although it’s now harmless, it’s not entirely clear where it came from, but the spread of material suggests it originated from Russia or Kazakhstan, somewhere between the Ural Mountains and the Volga River.
According to fresh data from France’s Institute of Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRNS), the radioactive elements contained within the cloud – which is extremely finely dispersed at this stage – didn’t result from a nuclear reactor. It’s more likely than a nuclear fuel treatment site, or a research facility dealing with radioactive medicine, is responsible.
Russia has said that they aren’t aware of any such incidents, and Kazakh authorities haven’t responded yet.
http://www.iflscience.com/physics/mysterious-radioactive-cloud-europe-may-come-russian-accident/
