08-11-2019, 08:02 PM
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Moscow Acknowledges Mysterious
Rocket Explosion Involved Nuclear Workers
Quote:MOSCOW (Reuters) - Russia's state nuclear agency acknowledged for the first time on Saturday that nuclear workers were involved in an explosion during a rocket engine test that caused a spike in radiation in a nearby city.
The agency, Rosatom, said five people killed in the blast were its staff members, and the accident involved “isotope power sources”, giving no further details.