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Explosion auf russischer Raketen-Testanlage

August 8, 2019 - Ein kurzfristiger Spitzenwert der Strahlungsbelastung wurde in der nord-russischen Stadt Severodvinsk gemessen, nachdem ein Raketenantrieb auf der Raketen-Testanlage nahe Nyonoksa explodiert war.

A liquid-propellant rocket engine exploded killing two people on Thursday in Russia’s northern Arkhangelsk region.

“A short-term rise in background radiation was recorded at 12 o’clock in Severodvinsk,” Ksenia Yudina, a spokeswoman for the city authorities, was quoted as saying.

City officials said background radiation levels had fully “normalized.” The population of Severodvinsk was 185,000 at the beginning of 2017, according to officials.

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PUBLISHED: 08/08/2019; STORY: Graphic News
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