In Kyiv, a Postal Shipment Contained Radioactive Material

On 2 April 2024, a postal item, namely a DP-63A dosimeter with an elevated radiation level, was detected on the territory of the Directorate of Mail Processing and Transportation of Ukrposhta JSC (2 Heorhii Kirpy St., Kyiv).

The equivalent dose rate of gamma radiation at a distance of 0.1 m from the surface of the object was 40.0 μSv/h.

The radioactive material was removed from the detection site and transported to the RADON Association temporary storage facility within the pre-trial investigation.

The information on the detection of illicitly trafficked radioactive materials will be added to the IAEA Incident and Trafficking Database (ITDB).

According to the SNRIU