Russia says radiation levels rose by 4-16 times in city after accident: TASS

Greenpeace said the spike was higher.

By Reuters August 14, 2019
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MOSCOW — Radiation levels in the Russian city of Severodvinsk on the White Sea rose by up to 16 times on Aug. 8 after an accident that authorities said involved a rocket test on a sea platform, Russia’s state weather agency said on Tuesday, the TASS news agency reported.

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