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13.06.07
Radioactive person detained in Vladivostok Port. Yantar system at the Port checkpoint alarmed
VLADIVOSTOK, 13 June, PrimaMedia. A person attempting to carry a radioactive source was detained at a checkpoint of the Vladivostok Fish Port.
As PrimaMedia Information Agency was informed by Primtekhnopolis company, when the man attempted to pass the checkpoint, radiation monitor Yantar alarmed. All checkpoints in the Port are equipped with such systems.
The investigation showed that the man found an old instrument panel in a rubbish pile and wrenched off several instruments from that panel. One of the instruments had a scale containing radioactive radium salts.
As a result of this, the man, as well as his belongings and bag, got contaminated with radioactive salts. The radiation control instruments detected contamination with beta and alpha emitting radio nuclides.
If it had not been for the equipment and joint actions of the Port security, we could have surely expected total radioactive contamination of the man’s housing, and even public places of Vladivostok” – said the spokesperson of the Primtekhnopolis company, which is responsible for elimination of radioactive contamination accidents in Primorye.
See "Yantars"in action" for further information on detection of radioactive materials by Yantar systems. |
