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| Abstract Number: | 20030530 |
| Headline: | Gruzinskiye pogranichniki zaderzhali radioaktivnyy gruz [Georgian border guards seize radioactive cargo] |
| Date: | 27 June 2003 |
| Bibliography: | Rosbalt; Integrum Techno database, http://www.integrum.ru |
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| Material: | radioactive isotopes |
Abstract:
Georgian border guards arrested a man trying to transport radioactive
material across the Georgian-Armenian border on 26 June 2003, Rosbalt reported. The man,
Armenian citizen Sergo Mikoyan, said he got the material in Vladikavkaz,
Russia.[1] According to the Environmental Protection and Natural Resources
Ministry of Georgia, the substance in question was "well-isolated uranium."
[This may have been a poorly phrased attempt to characterize the level of
enrichment of the uranium involved, although no other description of the
material was given.]
Another source said the contraband consisted of several boxes containing a
radioactive powder thought to be uranium.[1] The boxes were turned over to
the radiation safety department of the Environmental Protection Ministry and
were due to undergo further analysis.[1]
[1] "Gruzinskiye pogranichniki zaderzhali armyanina s poroshkom urana" [Georgian border guards arrest Armenian with uranium powder], Lenta.ru, 28 June 2003; Integrum Techno database, http://afnet.integrum.ru.
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