Radioactive compasses were detained by customs officers in Bikinsky region of Khabarovsk Krai

60 compasses with high radiation level was detected by customs officers in the Luggage of a Chinese citizen in Bikinsky region of Khabarovsk Krai. The man was carrying radioactive goods in Zhaohe (PRC) via the vehicle check point “Pokrovka”.

When the passenger has proceeded through the green corridor, worked stationary system of radioactive monitoring “Yantar”.

Customs officers have established that the background radiation of the Luggage in which there were wrist and hanging compasses, was 1.2 mSv/h. Thus, the level of radiation of goods to 8 times higher than the General background radiation in the building is 0.15 mSv/h.

A Chinese citizen said that he was taking a compass for a friend who ordered them on the Internet site in Moscow.

According to the study products conducted by the Khabarovsk customs in cooperation with the Office of Rospotrebnadzor in the Khabarovsk region, the decision to ban export of goods and their further utilization.

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Victoria Aleshina,

press Secretary of the Khabarovsk customs of the so (42 12) 411 438, 41-14-00