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In late September, numerous monitoring stations throughout Europe detected a spike in radiation. Specifically, ruthenium 106, a nuclide which does not occur naturally and is only produced when atoms are split, such as in a nuclear reactor. However, monitors detected only ruthenium, not Caesium which would have been produced at the same time if this event was from a nuclear plant.
At the time it was presumed the source of this radiation spike came, most likely, from Russia in the area south of the Ural mountains, between the Urals and the Volga river. Oddly, this coincided with the Mayak reprocessing plant, an area which in 1957 was the site of one of the world's worst nuclear accidents.
Needless to say Russia vehemently denied having anything to do with this release, even when its own meteorological service confirmed levels several hundred times the norm were found in several locations in the country during tests in late September. In fact, that bastion of truthfulness, RT, went out of its way to get a comment from the head of Rosatom, the state Atomic Energy Corporation, on how Russia had nothing to do with this spike:
http://www.euronews.com/2017/11/21/russia-confirms-radioactive-pollution
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/21/russia-radioactivity-986-times-norm-nuclear-accident-claim
https://www.rt.com/newsline/406368-rosatom-ruthenium-emissions-unfounded/
Fast forward to mid-December and surprise! Russia now confirms Mayak was the source of the sudden spike in radiation. Mayak's director general, said in a webcast press conference Wednesday that ruthenium-106 routinely emerges during the processing of spent nuclear fuel. This after saying last month:
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/russian-plant-admits-emits-nuclear-isotope-leak-51762608
The next time someone asks why shouldn't Russia be believed when it says it didn't collude with the con artist in the presidential election, you can show them this story. Or the multitude of stories where Putin denies Russian soldiers are fighting, dying and being captured in Ukraine, or how it was a spontaneous "election" in the Crimea which just happened to occur after the Russian troops Putin said were never in Crimea until he admitted he sent them in to seize Crimea, appeared on the streets. Or how hospitals in Syria were mysteriously blown up after Rusia began its campaign to prop up the dictator Assad.
Or, or, or . . . you get the point.
At the time it was presumed the source of this radiation spike came, most likely, from Russia in the area south of the Ural mountains, between the Urals and the Volga river. Oddly, this coincided with the Mayak reprocessing plant, an area which in 1957 was the site of one of the world's worst nuclear accidents.
Needless to say Russia vehemently denied having anything to do with this release, even when its own meteorological service confirmed levels several hundred times the norm were found in several locations in the country during tests in late September. In fact, that bastion of truthfulness, RT, went out of its way to get a comment from the head of Rosatom, the state Atomic Energy Corporation, on how Russia had nothing to do with this spike:
The radiation situation around all the facilities of Russia’s atomic industry remains within norms and “corresponds to natural radiation level,” the corporation said in a statement. It added that the conclusions have been confirmed by data of meteorological analysis of the atmosphere around these facilities conducted from September 25 to October 7.
“Rosatom categorically confirms there have been no unreported accidents or reportable events on any of its nuclear sites. It also confirms that the recent Ru-106 emission which is being reported is not linked to any Rosatom site,” the nuclear agency said.
http://www.euronews.com/2017/11/21/russia-confirms-radioactive-pollution
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/21/russia-radioactivity-986-times-norm-nuclear-accident-claim
https://www.rt.com/newsline/406368-rosatom-ruthenium-emissions-unfounded/
Fast forward to mid-December and surprise! Russia now confirms Mayak was the source of the sudden spike in radiation. Mayak's director general, said in a webcast press conference Wednesday that ruthenium-106 routinely emerges during the processing of spent nuclear fuel. This after saying last month:
the plant said it has not extracted the isotope or conducted any other operations that may lead to its release "for many years."
http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/wireStory/russian-plant-admits-emits-nuclear-isotope-leak-51762608
The next time someone asks why shouldn't Russia be believed when it says it didn't collude with the con artist in the presidential election, you can show them this story. Or the multitude of stories where Putin denies Russian soldiers are fighting, dying and being captured in Ukraine, or how it was a spontaneous "election" in the Crimea which just happened to occur after the Russian troops Putin said were never in Crimea until he admitted he sent them in to seize Crimea, appeared on the streets. Or how hospitals in Syria were mysteriously blown up after Rusia began its campaign to prop up the dictator Assad.
Or, or, or . . . you get the point.
