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Summary:
The article analyses the detection of radioactive iodine at trace levels in Europe in January 2017. Iodine-131 is radionuclide of anthropogenic origin. We discuss the methods of trace atmospheric radioactivity measurement. We estimate magnitude of radioactive leak and its possible source.
References:
[1] World Nuclear News: European iodine mystery solved. World Nuclear News (2011), World Nuclear Association, London, http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/RS_European_iodine_mystery_solved_1711112.html
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