Decontamination of radiation hotspots starts in Mayapuri

Mayapuri Radiation.
A team from Atomic Energy Regulatory Board, National Disaster MAnagment Authority, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre and Narora Power Plant started the decontamination process of the radiation hotspots in Mayapuri scrap market. Greenpeace had on May 14th identified six hotspots where radiation levels were from 100 to 500 micro sieverts. New Delhi.

Unique identifier: GP025FM

Type: Image

Shoot date: 16/05/2010

Locations: Asia, India, Mayapuri, New Delhi

Credit line: © Greenpeace / Sudhanshu Malhotra

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Radiation Survey in Mayapuri Scrap Market

Greenpeace radiation experts Stan Vincent and Jan Vande Putte survey the Mayapuri scrap market where exposure to radioactive material (Cobalt-60) in the previous month claimed one life and caused injuries to many more. They join a team of Greenpeace activists marking off the contaminated area. Radiation from a Cobalt 60 source (a radioactive isotope of cobalt) killed one person and injured six persons in this western Delhi metal scrap market. The Cobalt-60 originated from a Gamma Irradiator which the Delhi University auctioned to a scrap dealer. The International Atomic Energy Agency has termed it as a Level 4 accident.

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