Koper Port Gets Radiation Sensors

Koper, 7 November - The entrance and exit to Slovenia's sole seaport of Koper have been equipped with radiation sensors, allowing vehicles to be scanned for radioactive materials. The equipment was donated to the Slovenian Customs Administration by the US and was unveiled on Tuesday.

Koper. Franc Kosir, director general of the Slovenian Customs Administration, at a presentation of radiation sensors, donated by the US. Photo: Andrej Klemencic/STA

Koper.
Franc Kosir, director general of the Slovenian Customs Administration, at a presentation of radiation sensors, donated by the US.
Photo: Andrej Klemencic/STA

Koper. Press conference at the unveiling of radiation detectors, donated by the US to the Slovenian Customs Administration. Photo: Andrej Klemencic/STA

Koper.
Press conference at the unveiling of radiation detectors, donated by the US to the Slovenian Customs Administration.
Photo: Andrej Klemencic/STA

Koper. Slovenian customs officials demonstrating the functioning of radiation sensors, donated by the US to the Slovenian Customs Administration at the port of Koper. Photo: Andrej Klemencic/STA

Koper.
Slovenian customs officials demonstrating the functioning of radiation sensors, donated by the US to the Slovenian Customs Administration at the port of Koper.
Photo: Andrej Klemencic/STA

Koper. US Ambassador to Slovenia Thomas B Robertson (right) and Tracy P. Mustin (left) of the US Department of Energy, at a news conference after the US donated radiation sensors to the port of Koper. Photo: Andrej Klemencic/STA

Koper.
US Ambassador to Slovenia Thomas B Robertson (right) and Tracy P. Mustin (left) of the US Department of Energy, at a news conference after the US donated radiation sensors to the port of Koper.
Photo: Andrej Klemencic/STA

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