Radiation Spike Reported After Russia Missile Test Center Blast
- Two die in explosion at base near nuclear submarine shipyards
- Blast is second at a Russian military depot in a week
The area near the town of Nyonoksa.
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Russian officials reported a spike in radiation levels after a blast during a missile test killed two people at a Barents Sea military facility near shipyards that produce nuclear submarines.
A “short-term increase in radiation” was detected in the port city of Severodvinsk at 11:50 a.m., according to a statement from the local administration. Radiation levels then declined to within a normal range as of 2 p.m., it said. The explosion occurred in the town of Nyonoksa, about 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Severodvinsk, Interfax reported.