Radioactice source found in a scrap recycling facility in Greece

Monday, January 28, 2002

A radioactive sealed source Cs-137 (activity ~20 mCi) found in Halivourgiki Steel Production Company for recycling scrap metels. Detectors at the entrance of the factory gave an alarm. An expert from Greek Atomic Energy Commission (GAEC) went there and found the radioactive source. Nobody from the personel of the factory were injured. The radiactive source put in safe area inside the factory.

Location:

Halivourgiki / Aspropirgos

Event date:

Fri, 2002-01-18

Event sender:

Maltezos

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ERF send date:

Mon, 2002-01-28 13:41

ERF description:

ERF rating date:

Fri, 2002-01-25

ERF url:

Radioactice source found in a scrap recycling facility in Greece

ERF Contact person:

A. Maltezos

ERF address:

P.O. Box 60092, 15310 A. Paraskevi, Greece

ERF affiliation:

Greek Atomic Energy Commission

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Type:	Radiation Source
Location:	Greece
INES rating:	1

	no	yes
Contamination spread within the facility
Damage to radiological barriers
Degradation of defence in-depth
Overexposure of a worker
Person injured physically or casualty
Overexposure of a member of the public
Release beyond authorized limits
A continuing problem
Was a press release issued

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