City|Dangerous substances
Järvenpääläinen Last week, a piece of radioactive material was found among the scrap metal company’s scrap metal load, says the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (Stuk).
The company’s radiation monitoring equipment alerted a radiation source that was among the scrap load, after which the company’s employees isolated the load containing the radiation source from the scrap yard so that there was no danger to its people.
The report was made immediately after its discovery, after which Stuk’s employees visited the load and the area around the site.
Radiation Stuk’s research revealed the radioactive isotope 90 of the strontium metal, which is used, for example, in paper mills to measure the quality of paper in paper mills.
The substance found is dangerous to health, especially if it enters the body or comes into contact with the skin.
The radiant material found in the scrap load was recovered and transported safely to the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority’s storage of radiant substances.
The origin or intended use of strontium is not yet known.
Correction 9.12.2021 at 13.03: Contrary to what was previously claimed in the story, the metal found was not strontonium but strontium.
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