Bellona nuclear digest. August 2024
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
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Publish date: September 8, 1998
Written by: Thomas Nilsen
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According to the Istanbul police, the seized uranium and plutonium, brought to Turkey from an unspecified source in Russia, could be used for nuclear weapons production. The police acted as potential buyers when they seized the nuclear material and arrested eight people. The arrested tried to sell the material for $1 million. The Istanbul prosecutor office is interrogating the suspects.
The French news agency AFP reports that the uranium and plutonium was sent to Turkey’s Atomic Research Institute in Istanbul to be examined further. This is not the first time radioactive isotopes from Russia have been seized in Turkey, but according to the police this is the first time Turkey has seized such material for alleged use in weapons production.
A survey of events in the field of nuclear and radiation safety relating to Russia and Ukraine.
Kazakhstan voted in a referendum last weekend on whether to build its first nuclear power plant, and an exit poll showed voters backed the idea promoted by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's cabinet in an effort to phase out coal plants.
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