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Hazardous manipulation of a lightning rod with Ra-226 |
On April 7 ITN ( the Nuclear and Technological Institute), the institution responsible for the interim storage of radioactive waste in Portugal, was contacted by a private company that requested instructions on how to dismantle, handle and transport a radioactive lightning rod (containing a category 5 radioactive source). Detailed instructions were provided by ITN to the company.
On October 4, the lightning rod was finally delivered at ITN.
