May 12 - The Ukrainian Security Service has detained six Ukrainians in Slavyansk, Donetsk region, after allegedly attempting to illegally sell three slabs of depleted uranium weighing in total two and a half kilograms, the Ukrainian State Committee for Nuclear Regulation said in a statement on its website.
The arrest was carried out almost two months ago on March 17, with the authorities reporting the arrest on May 12.
"The power of the exposure dose on the surface of the seized nuclear material is over 1.2 millirem per hour, which is 100 times the natural background level," the statement said.
At the same time, no damage to the population and environment has been detected.
Two criminal cases have been launched.
