Belarus: Cs-137 Source Detected at Metal Processing Plant
Abstract:
Radiation was detected on a load of scrap metal at the entrance to a scrap metal processing facility in Gatovo, Belarus. The source of radiation turned out to be a piece of metal pipe with Cs-137 emitting 1450 microSv/h. It was presumed that the found object had been previously used in a gauge or a non-destructive testing device. It was placed in a lead container and transported to a waste disposal facility.
Abstract Number: 20110620
Headline: Belarus: Cs-137 Source Detected at Metal Processing Plant
Date: May 2011
Bibliography: "Тревожный фон событий [Disturbing background events]," Respublika, 31 May 2011, via www.integrum.ru
Material: Cs-137
This material is produced independently for NTI by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies at the Monterey Institute of International Studies and does not necessarily reflect the opinions of and has not been independently verified by NTI or its directors, officers, employees, or agents. Copyright © 2011 by MIIS.
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