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Radiological Weapons II: IAEA Searches for Radiation Sources in Georgia An International Atomic Energy Agency team is expected to begin today a two-week search for two strontium-90 electrical generators in western Georgia (see GSN, March 27). The generators were used as power sources for communications stations in remote areas of the former Soviet Union. “The situation in Georgia may just be an indication of the serious safety and security implications orphaned sources may have elsewhere in the world,” said IAEA Director of Radiation and Waste Security Abel Gonzalez. “The IAEA’s work in Georgia is part of a comprehensive plan that includes agency assistance to states to help them regain control of such orphan sources.” The search is the first phase of an IAEA plan to conduct radiological surveys in Georgia, according to an IAEA press release. The second phase, involving an airborne and roadborne survey of a different area not covered in the search, is set to begin in September (International Atomic Energy Agency release, June 10).
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