Geologists lose hazardous material while traveling to a research site in Siberia. A reward has been announced for him.
In Siberia, employees of a Russian geological company lost a container with radioactive cesium-137. The person who found him was promised a reward of 200 thousand rubles, Russian media reported.
It was noted that geologists lost hazardous material while traveling to the research area. The incident took place in the Irkutsk region. There are now two search teams of dosimetrists working there.
The circumstances under which the container with radioactive material disappeared are not known for sure – the official version blames bad weather.
The company said that on January 12, geologists were traveling by car to the site of geophysical experiments. While driving, they were caught in a snowstorm, in which the protective container attached to the car disappeared, and the loss of cesium-137 was discovered only when they arrived at the scene.
Cesium-137 is used when conducting research in geophysical wells. The company says that as long as the material is in the container and the container is not damaged, there is no risk. At the same time, a statement about the loss of the container was filed only on January 16, when it became clear that it was not possible to find the dangerous box on its own.
Meanwhile, on social networks, the Russians suggest that in fact geologists or company officials sold this container to someone. The comments joke that now we can expect a terrorist attack somewhere with a “dirty bomb”, and also ask the question why two teams of dosimetrists are working in the region if the container, as as company representatives say, there are almost no emissions when closed.
A company from Tatarstan lost a container with radioactive cesium-137 in the snow of the Irkutsk region. Today, two teams with dosimeters roam the forest in search of the treasured box.
The explosion of the atomic bomb in Siberia, as suggested by Ms. Simonyan, did not succeed. But, we went… pic.twitter.com/lTQuklR0vn
— Vitali Pavlov (@pavlov_vitali) January 18, 2024
Let’s remember that last year the Russian Federation announced the prevention of smuggling of radioactive cesium-137.
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