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Mysterious Radioactive Cloud Over Europe Hints At Accident Farther East

Ruthenium-106, an artificial isotope, was detected in early October and is now gone. European safety officials say it poses no health risk to residents and that it might have come from Russia.
Monitoring stations similar to this one in Germany detected unusual radioactive material over Europe last month.

European authorities are providing new details about a cloud of mysterious radioactive material that appeared over the continent last month.

Monitors in Italy were among first to detect the radioactive isotope ruthenium-106 on Oct. 3, according to by France's , known as IRSN. In total, 28 European countries saw the

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