Russia rocket accident likely had two explosions, Norway monitor says

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An explosion that killed five Russian scientists during a rocket engine test thi...

OSLO - An explosion that killed five Russian scientists during a rocket engine test this month was followed by a second blast two hours later, the likely source of a spike in radiation, Norway’s nuclear test-ban monitor said on Friday.

“The aftermath of the incident does not carry any threat,” the governor, Igor Orlov, told the Interfax news agency. “Everything else is yet another round of disinformation.” Russia’s Defence Ministry initially said background radiation remained normal, while the state weather agency said radiation levels had risen.

Norway’s DSA nuclear safety authority said on Aug. 15 it had found tiny amounts of radioactive iodine near Norway’s Arctic border with Russia, although it could not say whether it was linked to the Russian accident.

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