[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]According to the press service of the Ministry of Public Safety of the Chelyabinsk Region, large-scale command and staff exercises were held at the Chelyabinsk International Airport (Balandino) named after I.V. Kurchatov. \u00a0The exercises were aimed at practicing in identifying of radiation-hazardous objects and mastering of response procedures in the event of a radiation threat.<\/p>\n
During the exercises, one of the Yantar Radiation Monitors<\/a> detected a watch with a level of radioactive radiation exceeding the established standards. A subsequent inspection, carried out with the MKC-A03 Handheld Radiation Monitor<\/a>, identified the source of the radiation – a luminous coating on the hands and dial containing radium-226 radionuclides.<\/p>\n Read more on\u00a0website<\/a>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column]