Norway finds huge radiation leak in a Russian Navy submarine

A survey has been conducted by the researchers of Norway about a Soviet-era nuclear submarine that went down 30 years ago. According to them, a radiation level which is 800,000 times higher than normal is being emitted by the submarine.

The submarine had been sank in the Norwegian Sea in 1989, caused by a fire on board that caused the death of 42 sailors.

In a sample, it is seen the leaking of radioactive caesium from a ventilation pipe. According to the researchers it was “not alarming”, since the Arctic water quickly diluted it.

The research team said that the device was found deep down, at 5,512 ft and there were a few fish in the area.

Reports said that the vessel is known as Komsomolets, whose hull was made of titanium, allowing it to operate at depths of more than 3,000 feet. This is a limit which is far below what U.S. submarines could achieve at the time.

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