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Radioactive parcel found in Sheremetyevo 1
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| Abstract Number: |
20070040 |
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Radioactive parcel found in Sheremetyevo-I |
| Date: |
17 May 2007 |
| Bibliography:
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RIA Novosti |
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Radioactive material |
Abstract:
According to
RIA Novosti,
on 16 May 2007 security personnel at Moscow's Sheremetyevo-I airport discovered a parcel
emitting radioactivity at 20 times above the normal background level. The
radioactivity was detected by a Yantar radiation detection system during a mail
screening operation.
Shortly after security personnel reported the discovery, an emergency services
unit from Moscow Oblast, along with representatives of the
Environmental Ministry and
Radon,
arrived at the scene. According to RIA Novosti, the radioactive parcel was taken by Radon
officials for further investigation.
Source: "V aeroportu 'Sheremetyevo-I' obnaruzhena radioaktivnaya posylka,"
[Radioactive parcel detected in Sheremetyevo-I airport], RIA Novosti, 17 May 2007.{Entered 06/01/07 SG}
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Monterey Institute of International Studies and
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