March 11 accident at the nuclear power plant «Fukushima» turns 2 years. During this time, the Vladivostok customs found 629 objects of vehicles, cars and containers of parts, with the contamination of beta-active nuclides.
Beta radiation, in contrast to alpha radiation has great penetrating power: it is the body\’s tissues to a depth of 1-2 cm. It is especially dangerous in this kind of internal exposure of radionuclides. Through the use of a risk management system and modern equipment available in the areas of customs control and customs officers at the disposal — stationary systems «Amber» and portable dosimeters — can quickly identify and prevent the emergence of radiation-hazardous facilities in Russia, threatening the security of the population.
All objects have been identified additional control, the results of which authorized federal — Rospotrebnadzor — the decision to ban the import into Russia 524 objects.
As the head of department of customs control of fissile and radioactive materials Alexander Pomykanov , The number of contaminated sites is gradually decreasing: in 2011 a quarter on average 90 objects were detected, in 2012 — 75 in 2013 — in one quarter is expected to about 60.