Kola peninsula-bound railway car with radioactive shipment detained in Murmansk
Abstract:
A railcar with cargo, the radiation level of which exceeded 20 microrentgen/hour was detained at a control point of a container station in Murmansk, Russia. One of the containers in the railcar reportedly originated in Saratov and was addressed to a military unit located on the Kola Peninsula. Emergency service specialists examined the railcar, which was moved to special location. The content of the cargo was not reported. {Entered 09/23/08 AL}
Abstract Number: 20070380
Headline: Kola peninsula-bound railway car with radioactive shipment detained in Murmansk
Date: 8 November 2007
Bibliography: "V Murmanske obnaruzhen vagon s radioaktivnym gruzom," ITAR-TASS – Programma Severo-Zapad, 8 November 2007; in Integrum Techno, www.integrum.ru.
Author: Vasiliy Belousov
Material: Contaminated Materials
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