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Article: Halliburton loses it in Chelsea.(Business)
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- The Boston Herald
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- February 11, 2005
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Byline: JAY FITZGERALD
A container stuffed with radioactive material was lost in transit from Russia by Halliburton Energy Services and ended up sitting in a Chelsea warehouse for more than a month before anyone realized it was missing.
U.S. Rep. Edward Markey (D-Malden) blasted the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the mishap, saying the incident shows how lax federal regulations are about sensitive materials entering and crisscrossing the nation.
"In the face of overwhelming evidence that Al Qaeda is trying to obtain nuclear materials, the NRC still hasn't beefed up its rules," said Markey, whose office referred to the cargo as "lost ...