VIENNA, May 1 (AFP) - The UN atomic watchdog today 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.
