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    Yancheng Customs seized 110.22 tons of radioactive ilmenite

    • Last Update: 2021-06-28
    • Source: Internet
    • Author: User
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    Pictured: Customs officer sampling ilmenite by Yang Kun/Photographed by Yang KunRecently, the Yancheng Customs Office under Nanjing Customs seized 110.
    22 tons of radioactive ilmenite that exceeded the standard
    .
    On the day of the on-site inspection, after the customs officer approached the container carrying the batch of ilmenite, the portable radiation monitor he carried blew the alarm.
    The inspector immediately carried out radioactivity detection on the batch of goods and found the γ-ray dose equivalent rate of the batch of goods More than 27 times the background, there is a risk of radioactivity exceeding the standard
    .
    The ilmenite ore was physically isolated at the first time during the customs, and samples were taken and sent to the laboratory for further testing
    .
    After testing, the radioactivity concentration of radium-226 and thorium-232 in this batch of ilmenite exceeded the national mandatory standards
    .
    At present, Yancheng Customs is carrying out return disposal of this batch of goods in accordance with relevant regulations
    .
    (Chen Hui/Text)
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