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https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbdAa9qXQAYji-z?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbdAa9qXQAYji-z?format=jpg&name=... Spoiler: 99% chance it's fro

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbdAa9qXQAYji-z?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbdAa9qXQAYji-z?format=jpg&name=... Spoiler: 99% chance it's from Russia.

guerrilla 6y ago
80% of that area covered is not in Russia btw.
- user_50123890 6y ago
  ? Nuclear accidents don't come out of thin air, they are caused by humans, some countries/areas have higher risks of accidents, and most areas have zero risk. Russia is definitely a high risk area (if not THE high risk area), considering their soviet legacy of ancient nuclear power plants etc.
rurban 6y ago
50/50 Either Tallin or St Petersburg. One of them is not in Russia, but both are Russian-style (ie Chernobyl) water pressure reactors. One of them leaked in a massive scale, but thanksfully only twice.
- catalogia 6y ago
  Despite what the article may say, I think it's premature to rule out a naval reactor.
- BurningFrog 6y ago
  I'd expect Estonia to have admitted it already if it was on their side. For Russia, my expectations are completely different.
  - ProblemFactory 6y ago
    I'd expect Estonia to be very surprised and alarmed if it was on their side, given that there are no nuclear power stations or weapons in Estonia.
- Nginx487 6y ago
  Estonia would have immediately shared the information about the accident with the allies. Russia always (without exceptions) tries to hide it from the world https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/08/12/security-brief-russia-weapon-nuclear-test-radiation-leaks-bolton-visits-london-yemen-saudi-coalition/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/08/12/security-brief-russia-w...
  - rurban 6y ago
    Yes, I was wrong. The 2nd nearby is Murmansk, and that's to far away for that measurements. So it's clear that it was from the stone aged St Petersburg plant, a design before Chernobyl 3+4 (which was iter 2). Their broken Unit 1 is shut down, but the old 2-4 are still online, plus 4 modern ones. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leningrad_Nuclear_Power_Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leningrad_Nuclear_Power_Plant Or that military ship Akademik Aleksandrov which was nearby at that time. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23664056 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23664056
- eveningcoffee 6y ago
  Please stop spreading false information. Estonia does not have nuclear reactors and Tallinn is written with only 1 n in Russian.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbdAa9qXQAYji-z?format=jpg&name=medium https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EbdAa9qXQAYji-z?format=jpg&name=... Spoiler: 99% chance it's from Russia.

guerrilla 6y ago

80% of that area covered is not in Russia btw.

user_50123890 6y ago
? Nuclear accidents don't come out of thin air, they are caused by humans, some countries/areas have higher risks of accidents, and most areas have zero risk. Russia is definitely a high risk area (if not THE high risk area), considering their soviet legacy of ancient nuclear power plants etc.

rurban 6y ago

50/50 Either Tallin or St Petersburg. One of them is not in Russia, but both are Russian-style (ie Chernobyl) water pressure reactors. One of them leaked in a massive scale, but thanksfully only twice.

catalogia 6y ago
Despite what the article may say, I think it's premature to rule out a naval reactor.
BurningFrog 6y ago
I'd expect Estonia to have admitted it already if it was on their side. For Russia, my expectations are completely different.
- ProblemFactory 6y ago
  I'd expect Estonia to be very surprised and alarmed if it was on their side, given that there are no nuclear power stations or weapons in Estonia.
Nginx487 6y ago
Estonia would have immediately shared the information about the accident with the allies. Russia always (without exceptions) tries to hide it from the world https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/08/12/security-brief-russia-weapon-nuclear-test-radiation-leaks-bolton-visits-london-yemen-saudi-coalition/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2019/08/12/security-brief-russia-w...
- rurban 6y ago
  Yes, I was wrong. The 2nd nearby is Murmansk, and that's to far away for that measurements. So it's clear that it was from the stone aged St Petersburg plant, a design before Chernobyl 3+4 (which was iter 2). Their broken Unit 1 is shut down, but the old 2-4 are still online, plus 4 modern ones. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leningrad_Nuclear_Power_Plant https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leningrad_Nuclear_Power_Plant Or that military ship Akademik Aleksandrov which was nearby at that time. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23664056 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23664056
eveningcoffee 6y ago
Please stop spreading false information. Estonia does not have nuclear reactors and Tallinn is written with only 1 n in Russian.