Theft of radioactive materials in Russia
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Despite the efforts of the US CTR programme and its sister programmes run by the Department of Energy (DOE) more nuclear material than no remains vulnerable to theft. Surprisingly, material that has gone missing has disappeared from nuclear power plants in Russia and the former republics, as opposed to weapons-grade material storage sites. Yet unaccounted for material, such as caesium and strontium, is still potential dirty bomb material and poses a terrorist as well as an environmental threat.
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NEW YORK - Lithuania's Soviet-built nuclear power station was shut down on Thursday due to an electrical malfunction but there was no danger of any radiation, officials told Reuters.
Russia is considering an inquiry into possible theft of highly enriched uranium from its nuclear sites, as another uranium smuggling report surfaced from Georgia, the Reuters news agency reported today quoting a spokesman for the Prosecutor General’s Office.
The Russian nuclear chief Alexander Rumyantsev also acknowledged on September 15 that the nation has had natural uranium and other radioactive materials stolen since the Soviet collapse.
- Nuclear Russia