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Another mysterious case of radiation in India

One more case of mysterious radiation in capital, The Hindu, Apr 14, 2010 NEW DELHI: One more suspected source of radiation has been detected in the sprawling scrap market at Mayapuri here in the Capital where two scrap dealers and five workers were taken ill this past week after being exposed to Cobalt-60 radioactive isotope. Confirming this, B. Bhattacharjee, Member of the National Disaster Management Authority and former Director of the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, said on Tuesday: “We were informed about the detection of another radiation source today [Tuesday].”…
The team would visit the spot late on Tuesday night or on Wednesday morning to carry out a search for the suspected source of radiation.

Meanwhile, another person showing symptoms of exposure to radiation has been admitted to the All-India Institute of Medical Sciences here.

According to the police, the victim has been identified as 28-year-old Babloo. He worked in a scrap shop near the one owned by Deepak Jain, who is now admitted to Indraprastha Apollo Hospital here in a serious condition. The Hindu : Front Page : One more case of mysterious radiation in capital

April 14, 2010 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | environment, India | antinuclear, nuclear, radiation, reactors