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Radioisotope Icing Sensor Discovered in Krasnodar Region
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| Abstract Number: |
20070190 |
| Headline: |
V Krasnodarskom kraye obnaruzhen radioaktivnyy predmet [Radioactive Object
Discovered in Krasnodar Territory] |
| Date: |
27 February 2007 |
| Bibliography:
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Integrum Techno, http://www.integrum.ru/ |
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| Orig. Src.:
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RIA Novosti-Yug, http://ug.rian.ru/ |
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| Material:
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Radioactive Isotopes |
Abstract:
On 27 February 2007, RIA Novosti reported that a railroad worker had discovered a
radioactive object 50 meters away from the Krasnodar-Yeysk highway. The object,
covered with oiled paper and labeled “Caution, Radioactive” and “RIO-3,”was
found in a 30cm by 30cm cardboard box. When measured with a DP-5 detector, the object,
a 15cm by 7cm rectangle,
emitted radiation 1.5-2 times higher than local background
levels. [1,2]
An emergency response team that arrived on the scene determined that the object was
an intact radioisotope icing sensor used in aviation.[1]
The sensor was taken by experts from the company “Radiation Control” and
placed into a special storage in Krasnodar, where it would await transportation
to the Rostov-on-Don branch of the
Radon Special Combine
for subsequent destruction.[2,3]
[1] “Obnaruzhennyy na Kubani radioaktivnyy predmet okazalsya priborom
aviatsionnogo naznacheniya” [Radioactive object discovered in Kuban turned out to be
a device used in aviation], RIA Novosti-Yug, 28 February 2007, http://ug.rian.ru/.
[2] “Radioaktivnyy predmet, obnaruzhennyy na Kubani, okazalsya aviatsionnym
priborom” [Radioactive object discovered in Kuban turned out to be a device used in
aviation], IA Regnum, 28 February 2007, http://www.regnum.ru/.
[3] “Kubanskuyu radiatsiyu unichtozhat v Rostove” [Kuban radiation will be
destroyed in Rostov], Vecherniy Rostov, 2 March 2007, http://www.vechrost.aaanet.ru/.
{Entered 10/30/07 PT}
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