A Soviet nuclear submarine which sank off Norway in 1989 is still emitting radia...
A view shows the control room for the remotely operated vehicle called Aegir 6000 as it examines the wreck of the Soviet nuclear submarine"Komsomolets", southwest of Bear Island in the Norwegian Arctic, Norway in this handout image released on July 10, 2019. Stine Hommedal/Norwegian Institute of Marine Research/HI/Handout via REUTERS
The wreck of the Komsomolets lies on the bottom of the Norwegian Sea at a depth of about 1,700 meters . The scientific mission’s samples show levels of radioactivity at the site up to 800,000 higher than normal, the Norwegian Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority said in a statement.
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