LATVIA CRITICISED OVER NUCLEAR REACTOR MONITORING
May 1st, 2007
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE EUROPEAN Commission's nuclear energy directorate has found a series of radiation protection procedure and capacity failings at Latvia's Salaspils research nuclear reactor. During a general investigation of Latvia's capacity to monitor and deal with radiation problems, the Commission has called for reforms at the reactor, although it did accept basic radioactivity monitoring and sampling facilities were in place.In particular, a Commission inspection team found that Latvia's radiation safety centre, in the capital Riga, should "consider ...
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