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Radioactive Container Discovered in Stavropol Kray
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| Abstract Number: |
20070120 |
| Headline: |
Radioactive Container Discovered in Stavropol Kray |
| Date: |
11
September 2007 |
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"Review of Incidents Involving Radioactive
Materials in Russia," International Export Control Observer, Issue
11, June/July 2007 |
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Waste/Scams/Contaminated Materials |
Abstract:
On 5 June 2007, a cylinder-shaped container 4.5 cm in
diameter and 4 cm in height, marked with a radioactivity sign
and a serial number, was discovered in a forest near the Kizilov farm, Grachev rayon, Stavropol Kray in southwest
Russia. A resident of the nearby Staromaryevskoye village
found the item and alerted the local police. A response team
from the Stavropol Kray’s Main Directorate under the
Ministry of Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief
(MChS) was called to the site and determined that radiation on
the container’s surface was equal to 8.4 microsieverts per
hour, but did not exceed the background level at one meter
from the source. MChS officials transported the container to
the town of Izobilnyy, where it was placed in a special storage
at the directorate’s chemical-radiometric laboratory. An
investigation is underway to establish the container’s
origin.[1,2]
Sources: [1] Yelena Kornilova, “V Stavropolskom kraye nayden
radioaktivnyy konteyner” (A radioactive container was found in the Stavropol
Kray), Tatar-inform News Agency, 6 June 2007, http://tatar-inform.ru.
[2] “Na Stavropolye obnaruzhen konteyner s radioaktivnymi elementami” (A
container with radioactive elements was discovered in the Stavropol region),
6 June 2007, http://www.regnum.ru. {Entered 09/11/07 AL}
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