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Highly Radioactive Items Discovered in Togliatti
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| Abstract Number: |
20070140 |
| Headline: |
Highly Radioactive Items Discovered in Togliatti |
| 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 7 May 2007, a radioactive item—a sealed pipe, 1.5 cm in
diameter and 15 cm in length—was found at the site of the Stroyindustriya joint stock company in Togliatti,
Samara Oblast. Radiation from the item reportedly measured 9-10 microsieverts per hour (the natural background level is 0.1
microsievert per hour). Officials from the local Center for
Hygiene and Epidemiology discovered the item in a pile of
soil while conducting radiation control of scrap metal that was
for sale and stored at the company’s site. During a subsequent
search, officials found another radioactive item—an
unspecified metal container, emitting radiation of 1.55
microsievert per hour. The authorities failed to establish the origin and owners
of the both items. The items were
placed in temporary storage in a special lead container on the
center’s premises. On 14 May 2007, the Samara Radon Special
Combine officials took the items for examination and proper
disposal.[1,2,3]
Sources:
[1] “Radioaktivnyye predmety zakhoronyat v Samare” (Radioactive items to
be buried in Samara), 15 May 2007, United Volga information portal,
http://www.u-volga.ru. [2] “V Tolyatti obnaruzheny predmety s
povyshennym radiatsionnym fonom” (Highly radioactive items were
discovered in Togliatti), Regions.ru News Agency, 18 May 2007, http://www.regions.ru. [3] “Tolyatti: predmety s povyshennym
radiatsionnym fonom” (Togliatti: highly radioactive items), Ekologiya Severa
(North’s Ecology) information portal, undated, http:// www.ecosever.ru.{Entered
09/11/07 AL}
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