Orphaned Sources| 16mins
Director: nita Top & Marij Kloosterhof | Producer: Janita Top & Marij Kloosterhof
Focus Years: 2003 | Country: Netherlands
Synopsis:
In June 2003 police in Tbilisi, Georgia (South Caucasus) seized a taxi that was transporting cesium and strontium - two radioactive elements. The owner of the vehicle said he knew nothing about the contents of the freight. However, even a tiny fraction of a curie of strontium, if inhaled or ingested, can cause cancer.
This is an example of the so-called orphaned sources: radioactive materials that are lying around in Georgia, a former Soviet republic. They have been found in forests and rivers, and in the city. Some of these materials were left behind by the Soviet army, after the collapse of the Soviet Union, some found
their way to Georgia via illegal trading.
In Caucasus, places where nuclear waste is stored have not always been well regulated. Large amounts of waste have been stolen by soldiers and citizens hoping to make money from them. In 1997 eleven Georgian soldiers were exposed to radiation and made seriously ill. In winter 2002, three residents of Tsalenjikha, western Georgia, suffered severe injuries due to exposure to a strontium source.
The issue radioactive pollution is politically sensitive in Caucasus countries. Governments seem to be closing up about the subject and information is difficult to obtain. Moreover, since 11th of September the subject radioactive materials is also being connected to 'the war on terrorism' (Georgia is neighbor of Chechnya) and illegal trading of sources.
How do radioactive substances affect citizens and environment? Severe accidents happened last years. Still radioactive sources are missing. What is being done to improve the safety of Georgian people?
Now, a decade later, we haven't heard of any major improvements. Incidents still occur. And not only in Georgia. Anywhere where societies collapse or corruption rages, long-lasting waste disappears into dark circuits and appears to cause harm.
The question remains: is it wise to invest in nuclear energy and “solutions†when trash cannot be controlled?
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