CBRN event in Liguria, Genoa area, Italy on Wed 30th July 2014

30th July 2014

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On July 30, 2014, a radiometric investigation was conducted in Genoa Voltri Port in Italy, and revealed elevated levels of radiation inside a container of scrap metal that was arriving from Senegal, originally shipped from a company based in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. A spectroscopic analysis later revealed that the radiation came from the presence of CO60. The container does not present any significant risk to human safety. The local authorities have decided to return the container to the shipping comapany based in the United Arab Emirates.

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Liguria ( Genoa area )

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