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| Abstract Number: | 20080110 |
| Headline: | Kazakh customs detain consignment of tantalum concentrate transported by aircraft from the United Arab Emirates |
| Date: | 11 March 2008 |
| Bibliography: | "V YuKO tamozhenniki zaderzhali gruz s radioaktivnym tantalovym kontsentratom i nezakonnuyu partiyu orgtekhniki," Gazeta.KZ, 11 March 2008; in Integrum Techno, www.integrum.ru. |
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| Material: | Tantalum Concentrate |
Abstract:
During inspection of an aircraft that had arrived from Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, Kazakh customs officers seized a 65-barrel consignment of tantalum concentrate which emitted radiation greater than 4 times the norm. The shipment originated from Niotal Limited of Hong Kong and was addressed to Kazakhstan’s Ulba Metallurgical Combine.[1]
A Kazatomprom statement later clarified that the tantalum concentrate consignment in question had all the necessary certificates for transportation. Moreover, its level of radiation was 100 times lower than the allowable norm for ores and metal concentrates. Thus, the shipment was delivered to its point of destination – the Ulba Metallurgical Combine.[1]
Sources: [1]"DTK po YuKO i Respublikanskaya SES priznali gruz bezopasnym dlya transportirovki – kommentariy AO NAK 'Kazatomprom,'" Kazinform – Lenta Novostey, 11 March 2008; in Integrum Techno, www.integrum.ru.{Entered 9/23/08 AL}
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