12.10.2026 17:53
The Russian Federal Customs Service announced that an aircraft clock emitting radiation 20 times the natural radiation level was detected in a package sent from Israel. The clock, found dangerous for daily use, was banned from entering Russia, and the package will be returned to Israel.
The Russian Federal Customs Service (FTS) announced that an aircraft clock emitting radiation 20 times the natural radiation level was detected in a package sent from Israel.
RADIATION ALARM IN A PACKAGE FROM ISRAEL
In a statement from the FTS, it was stated that customs officers at Domodedovo Airport in Moscow inspected a package sent to a person living in the Republic of Udmurtia, which is part of Russia.
The statement said that the package contained a bag and a backpack, and that the aircraft clock inside the backpack triggered an alarm in the radiation control system.
During the inspection, the level of ionizing radiation on the surface of the radioactive clock was measured and was found to correspond to 20 times the natural radiation level, it was noted.
PACKAGE TO BE RETURNED TO ISRAEL
In the statement, which said that the clock was determined to be dangerous for daily use, it was reported that the sender declared the contents of the package in customs documents as a key, bag, backpack and clothing.
In the inspection conducted by the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing (Rospotrebnadzor), it was stated that it determined that the product did not comply with customs and health standards.
The statement shared the information that the clock was banned from entering Russia and that the package would be returned to Israel.
Radioactive clocks can emit radiation.
In aircraft and military vehicle clocks produced especially from the early 20th century until the 1970s, paints containing radioactive substances such as radium were used so that the dials and indicators could be seen in the dark.
Such clocks were widely used in military aviation, especially during World War II. As it was eventually understood that radium was dangerous to human health, its use was largely abandoned.
Radioactive clocks can continue to emit radiation even decades after they were manufactured.