Spain's Nuclear Safety Council (CSN) sounded the alarm this evening over the transport package with 'four radioactive sources' of 'very dangerous' category 2 Selenium-75.
A hunt was underway last night for a missing radioactive package which 'failed' to arrive at Madrid's Barajas Airport.
It was not immediately clear how the transport container with the radioactive package had gone missing. Selenium-75 is an isotope that has radiopharmaceutical uses. Se-75 sources are also used on off shore oil rigs and at power generation plants during outages. Spain 's Nuclear Safety Council sounded the alarm yesterday evening over the transport package with 'four radioactive sources' of 'very dangerous' category 2 Selenium-75 Firefighters specializing in chemical hazards were dispatched to the scene, as well as special emergency responders, although no medical assistance was required.
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