Bury Scrap Yard

The new radioactive leak spread like wildfire inDelhi and alarmed the international community to take note of the irresponsible attitude of Indian government in the fight against the delicate matter that can reach into the wrong hands at any time.

In the present era where terrorism has become an ugly threat to the world, the international community can not ignore the theft and leakage of radioactive material in India, which can easily reach the hands of those forces who want to create bombs of one or two very dangerous to be used anytime when they find the time .. right

I feel supported as I am among the few journalists in this world that has raised alarm in recent years about the irresponsibility of Indians to manage its nuclear facilities, storage facilities and handling of waste materials with high radioactivity.

To the shock of the international community, news emerged that the University of Delhi is responsible for burying large amounts of radioactive materials in their premises, more than a decade before, endangering the lives of hundreds of students go to this institution to seek valuable knowledge and prosperous .. Future News is detailed below.

Source: Agence France-Presse

New Delhi, April 30, 2010

Of India Atomic Energy Regulatory said Friday it was investigating claims that the Delhi University (DU) radioactive materials were buried on its campus, amid a scandal over the escalation of handling of toxic waste.

Police on Thursday blamed DU for a machine dumping radiation containing radioactive cobalt-60, which ended in the case in New Delhi, where he killed a worker aged 35 and put seven others in hospital. The incident has highlighted the lax enforcement of waste disposal laws in India and raised fears of further contamination of the university, the largest institute in the city with 300,000 students spread over two sites. The Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) announced Friday it had suspended the license to handle radioactive materials chemistry laboratory used to throw the device radiation.

"The university authorities and students can use the lab until we give them leave," Ompal Singh, AERB secretary, said.

Ramesh Chandra, a professor in the chemistry department, said Friday that its counterparts in the physics faculty had buried 20 kg of low-grade radioactive waste in a pit on the campus 20 years ago "instead of the delivery of hazardous materials. .. for proper disposal, they have just buried, "he said." Although he has 20 years buried isotopes substances like uranium could still be active. "Singh said the regulator was research in waste management by the university and examine new allegations by Chandra. "We will look into claims the professor. If the waste is toxic, then we will take strict action against the university, said Singh.

The University of Delhi has refused to comment on the issue.

The machine gamma irradiation in the case Delhi earlier this month has been imported by the university in 1980, but had not been used since 1985. It was sold to scrap dealers at auction in February. Vice-Chancellor Deepak Pental said Thursday that "the university has a moral responsibility and was apologetic for the damage." He said that "mistake" was to underestimate the radioactivity of the machine. A three-member committee was set up to investigate. Teams of police research and a center of atomic research include Cobalt-60 in 15 different stores in the market for scrap

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