Radioactivity hike seen in northern Europe; source unknown

HELSINKI (AP) — Nordic authorities say they detected slightly increased levels of radioactivity in northern Europe this month that Dutch officials said may be from a source in western Russia and may “indicate damage to a fuel element in a nuclear power plant.” But Russian news agency TASS quoted a spokesman with the state nuclear power operator Rosenergoatom on Saturday as saying the two nuclear power plans in northwestern Russia haven’t reported any problems. The Finnish