Uzbek Plant Returns Radioactive Cargo to Kyrgyzstan
Abstract:
The Uzmetkombinat metal processing enterprise located in Uzbekistan returned around 39 tons of ferrous scrap metal to Kyrgyzstan because it was emitting elevated levels of radiation. The report does not specify the source of radiation.
Abstract Number: 20110610
Headline: Uzbek Plant Returns Radioactive Cargo to Kyrgyzstan
Date: Unknown
Bibliography: "Uzbek Plant Refuses to Process Radioactive Metal from Kyrgyzstan," Noviy Vek, 30 May 2011, via www.factiva.com
Material: Unidentified radioactive material
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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