Quote Originally Posted by Azor View Post
Could this be the result of a radioactive incident in Murmansk? Perhaps related to a SSBN?
Azor...actually if the reports of i131 are indeed accurate and widespread the source could have been a Russian nuclear sub....as that harbor is far enough north and the wind currents have been coming from first easterly then lately westerly....as the weather patterns have been changing...

All sources indicate that this type of radiation is inherently tied to a nuclear reactor not a nuclear weapon...

So actually you might be right as the Russian Navy does not have a great safety track record on their subs...ie sinkings...fires during repairs etc....and an accidental release might have occurred if they were either changing out the reactor rods and or decommissioning an older nuclear sub....