2023-07-14 21:47:36
According to the authorities, one person died in an accident at a nuclear fuel factory in Russia’s Ural Mountains. “The incident was quickly localized and does not pose any risks to the population,” Rosatom said on its Telegram channel yesterday. No radioactivity was released.
According to official information, a balloon with regarding one cubic meter of depleted uranium leaked in the Ural Electrochemical Combine this morning. Accordingly, a locksmith was fatally injured in the pressure drop. The other employees were sent home following a medical examination. Her life and health are not at risk.
investigation is ongoing
According to the press release, the depleted uranium has only regarding 60 percent of the radioactivity of natural uranium. The measurements did not result in increased radiation levels. An investigation into how the pressure drop in the uranium container came regarding has been initiated.
The Urals Electrochemical Combine is located in the closed city of Novouralsk, 50 kilometers northwest of Yekaterinburg. The factory produced the first Soviet nuclear fuel. Today it is part of the state nuclear authority Rosatom, which also has a monopoly on the construction and operation of nuclear power plants in Russia.
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