Study points to Mayak as source of ruthenium release - World Nuclear News

Study points to Mayak as source of ruthenium release - World Nuclear News: A used fuel reprocessing plant in the southern Urals region of Russia is the most likely source of a release of the isotope ruthenium-106 detected across Europe in late 2017, a study has concluded. No incident has, however, been reported at the Mayak facility or any other Russian nuclear facility.