Radioactive car parts from Japan have revealed the Vladivostok customs

Radioactive car parts found Vladivostok customs officers in the marine checkpoint Vladivostok. Radiation-hazardous goods arrived on the boat from Japan.

During radiation control of the Vladivostok customs officers found contaminated with beta radiation of the car AUDI TT COUPE-exterior, internal combustion engine and rear suspension.

Information about Nakhodka customs officials promptly handed over to the Directorate of Rospotrebnadzor in Primorsky Krai. After evaluation, it was established that the goods do not meet the basic sanitary rules of ensuring radiation safety. Beta-radiation on the goods should not be.

According to the chief of Department of customs control of fissile and radioactive materials of the Vladivostok customs Shesternina Maxim, from the beginning of 2020, it already the second case of detection of radioactive products from Japan. Earlier in January, customs officers found the radioactive car. It is the consequences of the accident in 2011 in Japan at the nuclear plant Fukushima-1, which is still not disappeared. Customs officers will continue to monitor imports of this product category.

Background: According to the requirements of the Decision of the Customs Union Commission dated may 28, 2010 № 299 “On the application of sanitary measures in the Eurasian economic Union” are not allowed to have non-fixed (removable) radioactive surface contamination of materials and products supplied for use in economic activities.

Asya Gentle,

The Vladivostok customs,

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