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Three radiation emitting devices stolen in Sverdlovsk region
Publish date: November 22, 2005
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Three radiation emitting devices stolen in Sverdlovsk region
Dangerous radiation emitting devices were stolen in Asbest, Sverdlovsk region, Regnum reported with reference to the local Emergency department.
On November 10, three gamma emitting devices BGI-60AP disappeared from the Ural Mining Combine. The local police, FSB and Emergency department are searching for the devices. According to the specialists, the main danger of the devices is that gamma radiation is cancerogenic and can lead to death, Regnum reported.
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