More details are starting to emerge about a mysterious nuclear explosion in Russia

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More information is slowly starting to trickle out about the explosion last week near Severodvinsk, Russia, that left at least seven people dead.

The blast occurred on Thursday, and local officials said at the time that "a brief rise of the radiation level was registered." Russia's Ministry of Defense said a liquid rocket engine had exploded and put the death toll at two, but beyond that, the government did not release any additional information. Now, it has come out that there were seven victims, all scientists, with five working for the Russian Federal Nuclear Center.

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Catherine Garcia is night editor for TheWeek.com. Her writing and reporting has appeared in Entertainment Weekly and EW.com, The New York Times, The Book of Jezebel, and other publications. A Southern California native, Catherine is a graduate of the University of Redlands and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.