16.02.07
Yantar detects hazardous cargo
Yesterday early morning, Yantar system helped Pskov Customs Officers at Vehicle Crossing Shumilkino detect excessive radiation in a Scania truck en route from Latvia to Russia.
The dose rate was detected to be 0.10 μSv/h, the normal rate being 0.08 μSv/h. The detained Scania truck was loaded with 20 tons of fireproofing material bound from Germany for a furnace at one of the metallurgical works in Sverdlovsk Region.
The truck was forwarded to a detention area pending presentation of permission paperwork. |