Ukraine: Radioactive Parcel Detected at Kiev Airport
Abstract:
Radiation was detected on a 5.72 kg parcel en route to New York at the Boryspil international airport in Kiev. A dose rate of 176 microR/h was measured on the parcel. Authorities seized the parcel, which could be further examined at a laboratory.
Abstract Number: 20110900
Headline: Ukraine: Radioactive Parcel Detected at Kiev Airport
Date: February 2011
Bibliography: "Ukrainian border guards find radioactive parcel en route to USA," Interfax-Ukraine, 21 February 2011, via www.factiva.com
Material: Unidentified radioactive material
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Ukraine: Radioactive Parcel Detected at Kiev Airport
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