Radiation

Dutch to Test 20 People for Radiation Poisoning

Dutch health authorities said on Friday they have called in about 20 people for radiation testing after they stayed in a London hotel where poisoned former Russian FSB agent Alexander Litvinenko also spent time, Reuters news agency reports.

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December 17, 2006

Russian Spy’s Death May be Linked to Nuclear Smuggling

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German investigators are considering the possibility that polonium-210 was smuggled through the country and might be connected to the radioactive poisoning of a Russian security service defector in London, RIA Novosti news agency reports.

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December 13, 2006

4 Tested for Polonium Poisoning in Hamburg After Contacts With Dmitry Kovtun

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Four people were hospitalized in Hamburg Monday, on suspicion they had been contaminated by polonium, the same radioactive substance that killed former Russian FSB agent Alexander Litvinenko, The New York Times reported.

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December 12, 2006

Nuclear Chief Says All Russian Polonium is Shipped to U.S.

Russian nuclear energy chief stated officially that a radioactive element of Polonium 210 which had caused death of former FSB agent Alexander Litvinenko could not be obtained illegally in Russia, the Reuters news agency reported Friday.

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December 4, 2006

Mario Scaramella Not Contaminated

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An Italian contact of Alexander Litvinenko, the former Russian spy who died of radiation poisoning on Thursday, has not been contaminated by the deadly Polonium 210, his lawyer said on Wednesday, Reuters reports.

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November 29, 2006