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Increase in Accidents Involving Transportation of Radioactive Materials

A report carried out for the Department for Transport, Local Government and
Regions, and the Health and Safety Executive National Radiological Protection Board has been published that analysis' accidents involving the transport of radioactive materials from, to, or within the UK during 2000. It found that the 1990-2000 decade had a higher number of accidents than previous decades for "unclear reasons".
The two accidents that led to the highest radiological exposures both involved the "discovery of items of uranium metal in domestic waste, or scrap metal waste"

The DTLR report "Radiological Consequences resulting from Accidents and Incidents Involving the Transport of Radioactive Materials in the UK - 2000 Review" can be seen at:
http://www.info4local.gov.uk/searchreport.asp?id=4819&heading=e-mail+alert

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From CADU News 10: Spring 2002

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