Radiation levels in a far eastern Russian city have returned to normal after a spike of 1,600-fold. The source of the radiation was found near a power pylon in the city's industrial district. The city was put under a state of emergency, which has now been lifted.
Radiation levels have reportedly returned to normal in a far eastern Russian city after spiking by 1,600-fold last week. The radiation source was discovered inA city resident of roughly the 640,000 population first reported a radiation spike on Friday, April 5. The source was found near a power pylon approximately 1.6 miles from residential areas., a metal depot in the city’s industrial district caused a sharp increase in radiation levels, prompting a resident to alert emergency services.
“The citizen who discovered the radiation was simply passing by. I went out to look and found such an interesting “find” near the power line. Initially, the resident reported to the Ministry of Emergency Situations; they sent requests for several days. We, volunteers, visited the site on April 3,” ECHO explained to
A level of 0.5 microsieverts per hour is considered safe for the general public. However, the level detected was 1,600 times higher than that, according to the report. No incidents of severe radiation exposure have been publically reported.
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