Russian role in Europe-wide radiation leak two years ago confirmed

A large plume of radioactive ruthenium detected over Europe two years ago was almost certainly the result of a mishap at a facility in Russia, a new international study has confirmed. The findings come after repeated denials from Russian authorities that any accident took place. The secretive Mayak facility is located in the closed town of Ozersk – a town where greengrocers scan their produce with Geiger counters and foreigners cannot enter without the permission of the secret police.