CBRNE in Moldova on Wednesday, 10 December, 2014 at 04:15 (04:15 AM) UTC. Description Police in Moldova said on Tuesday they had detained seven people suspected of smuggling radioactive Uranium-238 on a train from Russia, a substance they said could have been used to make a dirty bomb. Police discovered about 200 grams (7 oz) of hazardous substances worth about 1.7 million euros ($2.1 million) during a sting operation last week, said Ion Bodrug, head of an Interior Ministry investigative department. After a preliminary examination we realised we were talking about Uranium-238, an extremely dangerous radioactive substance used to make dirty nuclear bombs, he told a news conference. A dirty bomb is not, in fact, a nuclear device and does not produce a nuclear explosion. Instead it mixes conventional explosives with radioactive material, with the aim of spreading contamination. Another dangerous substance, mercury, was also discovered by the police, who believe the gangs aim was to sell the materials in Europe, Bodrug said. hisz.rsoe.hu/alertmap/site/index.php?pageid=event_desc&edis_id=CR-20141210-46267-MDA
Posted on: Tue, 16 Dec 2014 03:24:35 +0000
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