Children tested in Belgium after radioactive leak

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by Staff Writers
Brussels (AFP) Sept 1, 2008
Hundreds of Belgian children underwent thyroid gland tests on their first day back at school after a radioactive leak in the vicinity of Charleroi city a week ago, the government said Monday.

Health authorities examined 350 school children so as to reassure families after radioactive iodine leaked from a medical laboratory in Fleurus town, said a spokesman for the government crisis centre administering the tests.

"The first results are negative. There is no problem," said the official, adding that more precise results would be made public Tuesday.

The incident -- which occurred August 23-24 at a laboratory that makes radioisotopes for medical imaging and cancer treatment -- put local residents on edge.

Officials initially said there was no risk -- but later urged precautionary measures.

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Australia reconsiders nuclear deal with Russia

Canberra (AFP) Sept 1, 2008
Australia is reconsidering a pact to sell uranium to Russia following its military push into Georgia, Foreign Minister Stephen Smith warned on Monday.

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