Abstract:

Customs officers at Russia’s Kartaly checkpoint intercepted a train car with ferrous metal scrap, which was bound from Kazakhstan to Estonia, RosBusinessConsulting reported on 27 November 2007. The scrap, which contained two radio-nuclides -- barium and thorium, reportedly emitted ionizing radiation of twice the acceptable natural background level. The car was detached from the train and placed in a special customs control area pending an investigation. Similarly, on October 3, a piece of scrap metal with an elevated level of ionizing radiation of 3 micro-roentgen/hour was reportedly brought to a scrap metal collection point in the town of Ufa. Further, elevated levels of ionizing radiation were reportedly uncovered at a scrap metal collection point in Togliatti, however, the radioactive source was not located. {Entered 01/28/08 PT}

Abstract Number:  20070340
Headline:  Three cases of radioactive metal scrap are uncovered in Russia
Date:  27 November 2007
Bibliography:  "An attempt to import radioactive shipment to Russia has been prevented," DOE Moscow Weekly, November 2007, Open Source Center document CEP20071204332001.
Orig. Src.:  RosBusinessConsulting, www.rbc.ru.
Material:  Contaminated materials