Russian Explosions

Griff · 08-08-2019, 08:42 AM

Stuff keeps blowing up in Russia. Apparently a radiation spike occurred in the most recent but finding a good source of info may be difficult.

tw · 08-08-2019, 10:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

... finding a good source of info may be difficult.

Start with where it is all happening. One source says somewhere in northern Russia. Another says Achinsk - in south central Siberia. Some indicate this has been ongoing for three days.

Some report it is an assembly factory for soviet submarine missiles. Some also suggest a short radiation release occurred. A Russian government source says it was only a exploded rocket. Information is hard to come by. But many in nearby towns have decided to evacuate. Do they know something?

Peterdowe · 08-08-2019, 03:10 PM

Indeed, there are many conflicting reports.

tw · 08-13-2019, 12:51 AM

Anybody hear anything more. News seems to remain scarce.

Apparently it was not an assembly plant as some reported. It was a submarine missile test site. Testing everything including intercontinental missiles.

Rumor suggest the explosion was created by brush fires that got into the test camp. Another reporter got it (I suspect) so wrong as to called them "nuclear powered missiles".

Some have the fire extinguished after six hours. Others say fifteen. Still others say days. Anybody hear anything that might be called credible?

With all these cameras now on private satellites, where are the pictures?

Rhianne · 08-13-2019, 03:51 AM

"Radio-isotope propellant source" is the quote they're using here.

This from the BBC yesterday: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49319160

Griff · 08-13-2019, 06:16 AM

From Rhianne's link
Mark Galeotti, a leading Russia analyst and researcher at the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi), says nuclear propulsion poses huge technical challenges. "There is speed versus the weight of the system, and the risk of a missile that spews radioactive exhaust wherever it goes," he told the BBC.

"These new systems have their origin in Soviet times - they've been taken off the shelves and given new investment."

Remember how careful the Soviets were?

BigV · 08-13-2019, 04:34 PM

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Originally Posted by Griff

--snip
Remember how careful the Soviets were?

Remember?

Chur! No bull!

Unforgettable.

tw · 08-14-2019, 08:36 AM

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Originally Posted by BigV

Remember?

... that the only way American astronauts can get into space is using Russian capsules and rockets.

08-08-2019, 08:42 AM	#1
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	Russian Explosions Stuff keeps blowing up in Russia. Apparently a radiation spike occurred in the most recent but finding a good source of info may be difficult. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

08-13-2019, 06:16 AM	#6
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	From Rhianne's link Mark Galeotti, a leading Russia analyst and researcher at the Royal United Services Institute (Rusi), says nuclear propulsion poses huge technical challenges. "There is speed versus the weight of the system, and the risk of a missile that spews radioactive exhaust wherever it goes," he told the BBC. "These new systems have their origin in Soviet times - they've been taken off the shelves and given new investment." Remember how careful the Soviets were? __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

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08-08-2019, 03:10 PM	#3
Peterdowe Belt Conveyor Join Date: Jun 2019 Location: Tampa, Florida Posts: 65	Indeed, there are many conflicting reports.

08-13-2019, 12:51 AM	#4
tw Read? I only know how to write. Join Date: Jan 2001 Posts: 11,933	Anybody hear anything more. News seems to remain scarce. Apparently it was not an assembly plant as some reported. It was a submarine missile test site. Testing everything including intercontinental missiles. Rumor suggest the explosion was created by brush fires that got into the test camp. Another reporter got it (I suspect) so wrong as to called them "nuclear powered missiles". Some have the fire extinguished after six hours. Others say fifteen. Still others say days. Anybody hear anything that might be called credible? With all these cameras now on private satellites, where are the pictures?

08-13-2019, 03:51 AM	#5
Rhianne Nearly done. Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Teetering on the edge. Posts: 1,134	"Radio-isotope propellant source" is the quote they're using here. This from the BBC yesterday: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-49319160

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