Posted on 04/05/2024 12:33:33 PM PDT by EBH
The source of the potentially deadly radioactive leak is currently unknown, with authorities scrambling to cordon off the area A Russian city has announced a state of emergency following a mysterious radiation leak.
High radiation levels had been found near a pylon just over a mile away from Khabarovsk, just over the Chinese border, earlier today, according to reports.
Authorities have cordoned off the affected area, but the source of the potentially deadly radioactive leak is unknown and has not yet been made public.
It was decided to introduce a state of emergency in Khabarovsk to carry out work faster."
Authorities added the source of radiation had been "removed and placed in a protective container" before being taken to an appropriate waste storage facility.
No one had been injured or exposed to radiation and "there is no threat to the health of citizens", Russian state-run media agency TASS quoted a local branch of Russia's consumer safety watchdog as saying.
It said radiation levels would be monitored for the next two days and the source of the radiation would be investigated.
Worth watching.....
OGNTSA!
OGNTSA?
I'm guessing; Oh God, Not This Sh...well you get the idea.
The first thing I thought of was Chernobyl.
I’ve always heard that Khabarovsk is lovely this time of year.
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