5,500 feet deep Norwegian Sea nuclear-submarine leaking radiation: Scientists aren’t panicking
A Soviet nuclear submarine that sank in the Norwegian Sea in 1989 is leaking radioactive substances, but scientists say the situation is under control. The radiation levels are higher near the leak, but quickly diluted in the vast ocean, posing no danger to human or marine life.
A Soviet nuclear submarine sank in the Norwegian Sea in 1989. The submarine, K-278 Komsomolets, lies 5,500 feet underwater and is leaking radioactive substances like caesium-137. Scientists have been monitoring the site and found high radiation levels near the leak. However, the levels decrease significantly just a few feet away. The Norwegian radiation authorities say the leak poses no danger to human or marine life. The ocean's vast volume quickly dilutes the radioactive materials, and the leak is concentrated around the wreck. The situation is being closely monitored, and scientists consider it a long-term environmental research project.
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