Chennai: The two consignments that had been lying unclaimed at Chennai airport's air cargo complex for more than five years have now been found to contain Caesium-137, a radioactive isotope widely used in civil engineering.
Imported by a construction company from US-based Troxler, the material will now be disposed by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board officials at the Kalpakkam atomic power station.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) was planning to re-export the consignments after an AERB inspection found one to be radioactive and the other inert. Caesium-137 or Cs137 is widely used in moisture and density gauges that assess quality of roads and bridges.
02/09/13 V Ayyappan/Times of India
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Imported by a construction company from US-based Troxler, the material will now be disposed by Atomic Energy Regulatory Board officials at the Kalpakkam atomic power station.
The Airports Authority of India (AAI) was planning to re-export the consignments after an AERB inspection found one to be radioactive and the other inert. Caesium-137 or Cs137 is widely used in moisture and density gauges that assess quality of roads and bridges.
02/09/13 V Ayyappan/Times of India
