Radioactive Containers Removed From Forest
U.N. and Georgian nuclear experts finished removing two radioactive containers found in a forest.
Lumberjacks discovered the containers of strontium-90 in December near Dzhvari, 135 miles northwest of Tbilisi, the capital.
Experts encased the objects in protective lead receptacles and brought them out of the woods, said Soso Kukushadze, head of the radiation security department of the Environment Ministry.
The woodsmen were treated for radiation-related injuries. Two of them remain in serious condition.
Local officials said the containers were used as fuel for signal beacons during the construction of a hydroelectric plant 30 years ago.
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