Port of Antwerp intercepts radioactive cargo

Archiv – Customs officials at the Belgian port of Antwerp have intercepted a load of radioactive pipes. Originating from a steel mill in India, the pipes were scheduled to be shipped to a company in the south of Belgium.
The assumption is that a radioactive source was melted with the steel in an Indian blast furnace. Once detected, the pipes were directed to a safe storage facility – under the supervision of the Belgian Federal Agency for Nuclear Control – in anticipation of final disposal.
Belgian customs was able to detect radioactivity in the load thanks to the radiation detection systems installed late last year at the Port of Antwerp.
Belgium | Customs officials at the Belgian port of Antwerp have intercepted a load of radioactive pipes. Originating from a steel mill in India, the pipes were scheduled to be shipped to a company in the south of Belgium.
The assumption is that a radioactive source was melted with the steel in an Indian blast furnace. Once detected, the pipes were directed to a safe storage facility – under the supervision of the Belgian Federal Agency for Nuclear Control – in anticipation of final disposal.
Belgian customs was able to detect radioactivity in the load thanks to the radiation detection systems installed late last year at the Port of Antwerp.