Draft:Nuclear incident at Khabarovsk, Russia

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Declined by Qcne 23 days ago. Last edited by Citation bot 22 days ago. Reviewer: Inform author.

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Comment: This isn't quite there as a Wikipedia article yet. I would instead summarise and paraphrase in your own words the sources you have found to build the article text. The current article text is not appropriately written. Qcne (talk) 13:28, 6 April 2024 (UTC)

Nuclear incident at Khabarovsk, Russia. A civilian may have uncovered these materials as they were doing a routine survey and found dangerous radiation near a pylon not far from the "Radon" plant. A state of emergency was declared and "radioactive materials" removed under strict precautions. As of yet there is no official word what these materials were however they may be part of a radiotherapy machine that was stolen then illegally dismantled for scrap metal. It is noteworthy that an increase in radiation has been detected in Sweden. "In the first half of 2002, for instance, the Far Eastern division of Gosatomnadzor reported three discoveries of radioactive materials: an aviation ice detector containing strontium-90 found during building renovations in Khabarovsk, Khabarovsk Kray on May 15, "

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[1] ttps://www.reuters.com/world/europe/emergency-declared-russias-khabarovsk-after-radiation-detected-tass-says-2024-04-05/

[2] "Radiation Leak in Russia's Khabarovsk: What We Know So Far".

[3] "Russia: Authorities conducting operation in Khabarovsk on April 5 due to radiation leak".

[4] ttps://www.nti.org/analysis/articles/radiological-materials-russia/

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