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| Abstract Number: | 20090170 |
| Headline: | Radiation Source Discovered in Chernigov |
| Date: | 13 May 2009 |
| Bibliography: | "V Chernigove obnaruzhili istochnik radioaktivnovo izlucheniya," Gazeta.ua, 14 May 2009, http://gazeta.ua/index.php?id=292470&lang=ru. |
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| Material: | Scrap metal |
Abstract:
Ukraine’s Ministry of Emergencies reported that a metal sheet emitting radiation was found on the territory of the metallurgy company Vtortsvetmet on 13 May 2009. The Sanitation-Epidemiological Service discovered an object buried 0.3 meters below the ground that emitted gamma radiation of 450 microroentgen per hour.[1] The permissible level of background radiation is reported at 50 microroentgen/hour. While there was no threat of exposure to personnel and the local population, news agencies reported there was a possibility of radiation pollution of the surrounding environment and an investigation was launched. {Entered PH}
[1] "V Chernigove obnaruzhili radioaktivnoye zagryazneniye" ["Radiation Pollution Discovered in Chernigov"], Zavtra, 14 May 2009, http://zavtra.com.ua/news/1/121224.
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