The explosion at the site in the Arkhangelsk region, which led to the deaths of five employees “Rosatom”, nothing to do with the missile tests “petrel”, as stated earlier US intelligence. It is reported “Notifications” with reference to a source in the Russian Ministry of Defense and two sources in the defense industry.
As the newspaper writes, an emergency at a test site in the Arkhangelsk region occurred during testing of a promising accelerator – new liquid jet propulsion system, with fundamentally new isotope power sources, also called “nuclear batteries”, not rockets “petrel”. indicated, that the installation was delivered to the landfill for the first time, these were the first field tests. The characteristics and purpose of the accelerator are not disclosed due to the secrecy of the work..
As some experts say, so called “nuclear batteries” are a further development of radionuclide thermoelectric generators (RITEGI), developed and used during the Soviet Union. They were created at the Russian Federal Nuclear Center “All-Russian Research Institute of Experimental Physics”, located in Sarov. The scientific center is engaged, including, and development of small-sized energy sources using radioactive materials.
AT “Rosatom” reported, that the causes of the explosion have not yet been determined, they are established by a special commission. Despite the failure, tests will continue.
