The analyst from the X-ray lab also is certified in
radioactive material and proceeds to the site with a handheld detection unit.
"If this canister includes
radioactive material ...
The great majority of the
radioactive material will stay in the North Pacific, with very little crossing south of the Equator in the first decade.
Moscow authorities found 14kg of highly
radioactive material, including various metal objects, parts of equipment components, a radon battery and radioactive soil in the residence of a 35-year-old professor.
A safe containing
radioactive material at the Dabaa nuclear power plant was seized while another safe containing
radioactive material was broken open and part of its contents taken, the newspaper said.
Monitoring has been undertaken by both Sepa and the Ministry of Defence, with
radioactive material being periodically removed.
Security measures keep terrorists from obtaining
radioactive material. Terrorists use a weakly
radioactive material that causes little contamination.
Summary: BEIRUT(Cihan) -- The International Atomic Energy(IAEA) removed some
radioactive material on Thursday from Lebanon.
The firm AEA Technology - which is a privatised arm of the UK Atomic Energy Authority - has admitted a series of breaches of Health and Safety regulations, the Ionising Radiations Regulations and the
Radioactive Material (Road Transport) Regulations.
The firm receives, sorts and distributes high- and low-level
radioactive material for medical and pharmaceutical companies.
RADIOACTIVE material has been found dumped in a Midland street, sparking a health scare, the Sunday Mercury can reveal today.