CBRN event in Hunan, Changsha area, China on Fri 8th September 2017

8th September 2017

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On September 8, 2017, inspection and quarantine personnel in Xianing port of Changsha (Hunan Province) found about 200 kilograms of goods are radioactive excessive, of which ß-ray value exceeded 14.5 times. This batch of fossil specimens was shipped from Morocco at Casablanca, consigning to a Changsha Trading Co. ltd. As of the date of the report, the goods were isolated and preserved, and are tol be handed over to the environmental protection department for further processing.

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