A center for studying and measuring radioactivity has opened in Tashkent at the Institute of Nuclear Physics

A center for studying and measuring radioactivity has opened in Tashkent at the Institute of Nuclear Physics, "Khalq Sozi" reported on 7 October. Aleksei Kist, head of the new Radiotahlil Center, said, "The center's primary task is to deal with issues of geology, mineral resources, medicine, biology, ecology, criminal investigations, archeology, and many other areas. The second task, or group of tasks, is the nuclear and radioactive safety of our republic and neighboring countries," according to RFE/RL's Uzbek Service. Kist's remarks came in the course of an international conference on nuclear physics in Tashkent.