US EditionA Sunken Soviet Nuclear Sub Is Leaking Radiation Into the Norwegian Sea
A 2019 survey found radioactive cesium and strontium levels near the wreck up to 800,000 times normal, though contamination dissipates quickly in surrounding seawater.
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A Soviet nuclear submarine has been radioactively at the bottom of the Norwegian Sea for decades. The reactor continues to radiate, but the readings first give a warning.
A Sunken Nuclear Submarine Is Leaking Radiation Into the Ocean. How Worried Should We Be?
According to new research published in PNAS, a Cold War-era nuclear submarine sitting at the bottom of the Norwegian Sea is still leaking radioactive material. It’s happening slowly, if unevenly, and it’s contained just enough to avoid becoming a full-scale environmental disaster… for now. The K-278 Komsomolets sank in 1989 after an onboard fire, taking with it a nuclear reactor and two nuclear torpedoes. It now sits more than 1,600 meters below…
A Sunken Russian ‘Titanium’ Nuclear Attack Submarine Is Leaking Radioactive Material
Summary and Key Points: Drawing on his expertise as a British defense researcher and national security analyst, Jack Buckby explores the chilling legacy of the sunken titanium-hulled Soviet nuclear attack submarine K-278 Komsomolets (sometimes known as the Mike-class). Resting 1,680 meters deep in the Norwegian Sea since a tragic 1989 fire, the wreckage continues to leak intermittent bursts of radioactive cesium and strontium into the ocean. Tit…
In the abyss of the Norwegian Sea, a Soviet submarine has been rusting quietly since 1989. A closely monitored wreck, since the discovery of caesium-137 leaks.
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