RADIATION 2 LST

A four-member team of AERB launched a probe into
lapses by DU in auctioning of radioactive material. The team
is also looking for radioactive pencils which reportedly went
missing.
Pental said a team of AERB is currently investigating
the laboratories and has not found any unsafe source of
radioactive material.
The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) has
suggested screening of people residing or visiting Mayapuri
scrap yard, which was affected by radiation contamination, and
continuation of the process of finding more sources of
radioactivity in the area.
"Screening of the people around the area where
radioactive Cobalt 60 was found is necessary to rule out the
possibility of anyone else being exposed," a senior member of
the NDMA told PTI.
NDMA also recommended scanning of all the shops in the
scrapyard of Mayapuri to find out any remaining sources of
cobalt 60, he said.
The scrap dealers, who were very closely exposed to
the radiation source, suffered Acute Radiation Syndrome and
one of them died and two more are very critical.
According to Atomic Energy Regulatory Board officials,
the screening of scrap shops in Mayapuri is being carried out
by India's Radiation Emergency Response system (RERS)under the
leadership of Dr Pradeep Kumar with the help of Delhi Police
using portable detectors, including survey meters and also
teledetectors. PTI