A joint expedition of scientists and rescuers is headed to the Arctic seas and to Novaya Zemlya to study potentially dangerous radiation objects.
"On the 4th of October, the research vessel Academician Mstislav Keldysh went on another Arctic expedition to the shores of Novaya Zemlya. Joint expedition will assess the level of radioactivity near potentially dangerous underwater objects off the coast of the Novaya Zemlya archipelago. Rescuers will ensure the safety of scientists," the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Russian Federation told TASS.
The expedition was the 92nd in a row, it should be completed by November 8. Rescuers will help scientists in collecting samples of sea bottom sediments and will perform sonar surveys using remote-controlled uninhabited Falcon and Rovbuilder-600 vehicles.
In total, there are 18 thousand potentially dangerous radiation objects at the bottom of the Kara, Barents and White Seas.
Alex Shishlo for Rough&Polished
