Radioactive Caesium-137 found at steel plant

Dangerous situation: Officials detecting readings of radioactivity at Prachinburi’s largest steel foundry, in the Kabin Buri district. — The Nation/ANN

Dangerous radioactive material that went missing from a Thai power plant in Prachinburi has resurfaced at a steel foundry in the eastern province, said provincial governor Ronnarong Nakornjinda.

Officials have been checking steel factories in the province, 150km east of capital Bangkok, since a cylinder of caesium-137 weighing 25kg was discovered missing from a coal-fired power plant in Sri Maha Pho district on March 10.