New Delhi: Even as Delhi University tried to fend off criticism over the way university handled a gamma irradiator that had cobalt-60 in it, scientists familiar with radioactive material questioned how even basic safety norms were not followed at DU for the past two decades.
HYDERABAD: Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission Srikumar Banerjee has said there is a proposal to install radio-active detection systems at ports of entry through land, air and sea to prevent unauthorised radio-active materials from finding their way into the country.
Hours after the Delhi University admitted its mistake in allowing an old piece of equipment containing radioactive substance to be sold as scrap, the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) issued a showcause notice to the university. The AERB also directed the university to suspend the use of any other radioactive source it possesses.
NEW DELHI: The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) has asked the Delhi University authorities to suspend all activities involving use of radiation sources. The directive follows the tracing of a radio-active material that caused the death of a person of a scrap shop and injuries to several others in Mayapuri here to the university's Chemistry Department.
Thirty-five Delhi government doctors are undergoing training in treatment of chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear (CBRN) injuries following Monday
