Russia, dodgy munitions and radiation.

[CivvyPete]

'Brief radiation spike' after explosion in Russia

The explosion on a naval test range in Arkhangelsk region kills two people and injures six.

www.bbc.co.uk

It seems to have been a bad week for Russia and errant munitions. Of course closing the area was routine and preplanned. No radiation leak at all, we always advise people to drink 44 drops of iodine in a glass of water.
(Can't see another thread on this, but if there is, Mods old merge).
Any ideas on the cause of a radiation leak from a "malfunctioning rocket motor". Hope it wasn't That Special Sort of weapon going wonk.

 

[SkippedOnce]

Yeah, we know.

https://www.arrse.co.uk/community/threads/ammunition-depot-fire-in-siberia-russia.294463/page-5#post-9439269

 

[CivvyPete]

Yeah, we know.

https://www.arrse.co.uk/community/threads/ammunition-depot-fire-in-siberia-russia.294463/page-5#post-9439269

Yeah, that's what I was referencing in calling it a bad week.

 

[BetwixtandBetween]

Yeah, we know.

Different one.

 

[HectortheInspector]

The Russians have been mucking about with nuclear powered cruise missiles lately.
It sounds very like one has just demonstrated why no one else has developed one. They are bloody stupid and dangerous.

 

[Escape-from-PPRuNe]

A spot of OSINT strongly suggests the incident is connected with the Burevestnik/Skyfall test program. The same ship sent to recover a previous shot is hanging about offshore:

 

[AULD_SWEAT]

Different one.

Where the hell is KGB Resident? Thats what I want to know. We've had a spill on aisle 4,now another potentially bigger one on aisle 5....Tsk Tsk. You just can't get the staff these days..

 

[Effendi]

A clever marketing ploy for this stuff no doubt.

Chernobyl vodka made in exclusion zone

Atomik is made with grain and water from the abandoned area around the damaged nuclear power plant.

www.bbc.com

 

[Sam The Bam]

Where the hell is KGB Resident? Thats what I want to know. We've had a spill on aisle 4,now another potentially bigger one on aisle 5....Tsk Tsk. You just can't get the staff these days..

He'll be in the deny everything briefing.

 

[SkippedOnce]

Different one.

Try clicking on the link next time rather than just reading the title of the shortcut. Post 90 in the other thread led to something strangely similar to the OP of this thread.

'Brief radiation spike' after explosion in Russia

The explosion on a naval test range in Arkhangelsk region kills two people and injures six.

www.bbc.com

 

[BetwixtandBetween]

Try clicking on the link next time rather than just reading the title of the shortcut.

Oh, calamity.

 

[loofkar]

doesn't look good at all

Russia explosion: Blast sparks dramatic rise in radiation levels

www.france24.com

 

[Escape-from-PPRuNe]

The CTBTO seismographs picked up the explosion:

 

[loofkar]

and,,,,

Russian villagers set for mini-evacuation from fatal nuclear blast area

Train to take people from Nyonoksa so work can be carried out at military site where accident occurred

www.theguardian.com

 

[Drlligaf]

Nuclear accidents in Russia/Soviet Union? Nothing new, apart from Chernobyl they've had other bright moments contaminating vast swathes of land and water. Nothing to see here move on please.

 

[AlienFTM]

Accidents? I'll just leave this here.

https://www.cultureunplugged.com/play/6080/Chelyabinsk--The-Most-Contaminated-Spot-on-the-Planet

 

[Resasi]

Well as long as the Russians keep using their munitions on themselves it keeps them busy clearing up the mess.

 

[HectortheInspector]

It appears that the radiation accident decapitated the Rosatom scientific development team. It killed Lipshev, head of the scientific testing team, and Yanovsky, deputy head of the scientific testing department.
Excluding any other casualties who didn't actually die, I suspect that the programme has taken a serious knockback.
Since this appears to be a completely pointless Dr Strangelove weapon system with no obvious advantages (it is clearly a "first strike" weapon, but MAD doctrine presumes that even if one side goes first, there will be enough enemy capability left to make sure they lose as well), I wonder if it will ever go into production.

 

[brockle]

Well as long as the Russians keep using their munitions on themselves it keeps them busy clearing up the mess.

Not exactly showing a grasp on how radiation works, are you?

 

[Drlligaf]

Accidents? I'll just leave this here.

https://www.cultureunplugged.com/play/6080/Chelyabinsk--The-Most-Contaminated-Spot-on-the-Planet

Video no longer available.