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The Nyonoksa radiation accident, Arkhangelsk explosion or Nyonoksa explosion (Russian: Инцидент в Нёноксе, romanized: Intsident v Nyonokse) occurred on 8 August 2019 near Nyonoksa, a village under the administrative jurisdiction of Severodvinsk, Arkhangelsk Oblast, Russian Federation. Five military and civilian specialists were ...
On 8 August 2019, an explosion caused the Nyonoksa radiation accident with several scientists being killed. [4] The incident might be linked to the development of the nuclear-powered cruise missile 9M730 Burevestnik , also known by its NATO reporting name as the SSC-X-9 Skyfall .
On August 9, 2019 an explosion triggered radiation levels to rise near Nyonoksa, which was later confirmed by Russia's nuclear energy agency as an accident while testing an isotope power source for a liquid-fuelled rocket engine. Five nuclear scientists had died and three suffered from burns.
The 9M730 Burevestnik (Russian: Буревестник; "Storm petrel", NATO reporting name: SSC-X-9 Skyfall) [2] [3] [4] is a Russian low-flying, nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile under development for the Russian Armed Forces. [2] According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the missile's range is effectively unlimited. [5] [6]
The launching site is located in the mostly military settlement of Sopka (Russian: Сопка), which has a railroad station, hosts the military unit 09703, has a population similar to Nyonoksa of about 500, and is 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) north of the selo of Nyonoksa.
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We now have two links on this page to Belona Foundation articles on the consequences of the Nyonoksa radiation indident. These do not belong here. The connection between Burevestnik and the Nyonoksa incident is unsubstantiated. If they belong anywhere, they belong at the Nyonoksa radiation accident article.