Experts try to identify radioactive substance from Philippines

WAKAYAMA, Japan - Japan Atomic Energy Research Institute experts try to identify the source of radioactivity coming from within a sealed container imported from the Philippines at a Sumitomo Metal Industries Ltd. steelworks in Wakayama, Wakayama Prefecture on May 1. When the container was trucked April 28 to the steelworks in Wakayama, south of Osaka, a radiation detector at the gate alerted staff to the presence of radioactive material inside.

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