Norway has registered a sharp increase in radiation levels on its border with Russia, reports the Barents Observer, quoted by Focus.
Traces of Cesium-137 have been found, which may be due to reactor start-up or maintenance, as well as handling of spent nuclear fuel. The levels are above normal but pose no risk to people or the environment: Norway's Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (DSA) says the amount of Cesium-137 found in the filters is "very low".
"The levels are clearly higher than normal, but do not pose a risk to people or the environment," Bredo Möller of the DSA's emergency preparedness department stressed to the Barents Observer.
In his words, the agency will carry out additional analyzes in the next few days.
It is explained that the appearance of radioactive cesium-137 was observed between September 9 and 12.