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The power of a mysterious explosion in Nyonoks is calculated

Experts calculated the power of the explosion in Nyonoks.

The mysterious explosion that took place a few months ago in Nenoks during testing a new type of weapon is comparable to the explosion of a shell loaded with 750 kilograms of TNT, and, according to the arguments of German experts, this is a chain reaction of uranium, the leak of which, by the way, was very insignificant - of the order of 4 milligrams.

Experts say that the real power of the explosion could be less, but this factor depends primarily on the speed of the chain reaction.

“The researcher at the Institute for the Study of Peace and Security Policy in Hamburg (IFSH), physicist Moritz Kütt, recounted them in TNT equivalent: as a result of a chain reaction, especially if it was quick, the explosion could correspond to detonation from 75 to 750 kilograms of TNT . Moreover, the leakage of uranium itself, according to calculations, was probably insignificant: about 4 milligrams of uranium ”- reports the German publication Deutsche Welle.

It should be clarified that at present the situation with the mysterious explosion in Nyonoks remains unclear, however, according to one version, the explosion could have occurred when a Russian rocket with nuclear power was lifted from the bottom of the sea.

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