18 grams of radioactive californium seized in Bolu
BOLU- Anadolu Agency
Police in Turkey’s Black Sea region have seized $72 million worth of radioactive californium, an element used in nuclear weapons and reactors, authorities said on July 6.
Haberin Devamı
Some 18.1 grams (0.63 ounces) of radioactive californium was seized in a car by anti-smuggling and organized crime police, the province's governorship said in a statement.
According to the statement, the seized substance was sent to Turkey’s Turkish Atomic Energy Authority.
Five suspects are being investigated over the incident, it added.
Californium is a radioactive chemical element first synthesized at California University in 1950. It is considered highly dangerous.
