Potential for Contaminated Mail from Ukraine

[David Chawaga <DJC1@nrc.gov>]

Hello Radsafers:

I recently received a fax from a member of the public who
would like to begin to exchange letters with persons living in
the Marinskaya area in Volochisk, Ukraine.  The individual
wants to know if contamination from the Chernobyl accident
is present in that area and if there have been instances
where contamination was discovered in the US on mail from
the Ukraine.

The individual is not interested in general information
regarding the risk associated with handling slightly
contaminated material (versus the importance of writing to
friends and family).

If you have information of general interest, please feel free to
post.  Otherwise, please respond to me directly.

Thanks,

David Chawaga
djc1@nrc.gov
(610) 337-5246