Lighthouse Thievery Backfires in Russia
Four unemployed men in search of scrap metal dismantled generators at a nuclear-powered lighthouse in northern Russia, exposing themselves to dangerous doses of radiation, an official said.
Viktor Kozlov, an advisor on nuclear safety in the White Sea port of Kandalaksha, said the men removed the lead covers on the generators that power the lighthouse.
Two of the men were hospitalized with radiation sickness, while the other two are in jail, ORT television reported. The men hoped to earn $103 each from the sale of the lead, the station said.
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