The UN atomic watchdog said it is seeking more information about reports of a radioactive waste scandal at the University of Delhi, with one person already dead from radiation poisoning.
India's atomic energy regulator the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) is currently investigating a claim that Delhi University buried radioactive material on its campus 20 years ago.
Local police also blame the university for dumping an irradiation machine containing radioactive cobalt-60 which ended up in scrap yard in New Delhi, where it killed a 35-year-old worker and put seven others in hospital.
International Atomic Energy Agency spokesman Marc Vridricaire said the watchdog had become aware "of the possibility of a serious radiation emergency at Mayapuri in New Delhi" via media reports on April 9.
It had also seen media reports this week "of a fatality caused by exposure to radiation in Indian scrap metal yards.
IAEA seeks information on Delhi radioactive waste leak
India's atomic energy regulator the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board (AERB) is currently investigating a claim that Delhi University buried radioactive material on its campus 20 years ago.
Local police also blame the university for dumping an irradiation machine containing radioactive cobalt-60 which ended up in scrap yard in New Delhi, where it killed a 35-year-old worker and put seven others in hospital.
International Atomic Energy Agency spokesman Marc Vridricaire said the watchdog had become aware "of the possibility of a serious radiation emergency at Mayapuri in New Delhi" via media reports on April 9.
It had also seen media reports this week "of a fatality caused by exposure to radiation in Indian scrap metal yards.
IAEA seeks information on Delhi radioactive waste leak
