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Emergency Planning: Westminster and Litvinenko

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How the council coped with polonium

In November 2006, Russian dissident Alexander Litvinenko fell ill suddenly and was hospitalized in London. He died three weeks later from lethal poisoning by radioactive polonium-210, sparking concerns about public safety. Local Government Channel reporter Sam Hughes talks to Richard Drew, Environmental Health Manger for Westminster City Council to find out how the local authority dealt with radioactive contamination.

 

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