Date: 1987

Location: Norilsk, Russia, USSR

Type of event: radiological assault

Description:

Three people were injured by exposure to a 3.5-curie cesium-137 source intentionally placed in an armchair.

Consequences: 3 injuries.

References:

• Iddins, Carol J., and Jason E. Davis, 2022, "Recognition of radiation-induced injuries as sentinel indicators of uncontrolled radioactive material," Environmental Advances, 8:100244.

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