Polonium-210 processing facility
The isotope used in killing of Litvinenko has been traced by a British theoretical physics professor Norman Dombey:
"The Po-210 used to poison Mr Litvinenko was made at the Avangard facility in Sarov, Russia. One of the isotope-producing reactors at the Mayak facility in Ozersk, Russia, was used for the initial irradiation of bismuth. In my opinion, the Russian state or its agents were responsible for the poisoning." — Norman Dombey, Supplementary Report
This of course does not exclude the possibility that the polonium that killed Litvinenko was imported by a licensed commercial distributor, but no one—including the Russian government—has proposed that this is likely, particularly in regard to the radiation detected on the British Airways passenger jets travelling between Moscow and London. Russian investigators have said they could not identify the source of polonium.
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The polonium-210 birthplace Ozersk, Russia -
The first attempt 24 Grosvenor St, Mayfair, London W1K 4EA, UK -
The sushi place 167 Piccadilly, London, UK -
The assassination 44 Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, London W1K 2HP, UK -
Boris Berezovsky's office 7 Down St, Mayfair, London, UK -
Getting ill at home 140 Osier Cres, London N10 1RF, UK
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The State Bank building in Nizhny Novgorod Bolshaya Pokrovskaya St., 26, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Region, Russia, 603005 · 165 km -
Spassky Old Fair Cathedral Yarmarochny Lane, 10, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Region, Russia, 603086 · 165 km -
Olisov Chambers (Levin House) 7 Krutoy Lane, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Region, Russia, 603000 · 165 km -
Peter I's House 27 Pochainskaya St., Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Region, Russia, 603001 · 165 km -
Koromyslova Tower — a round tower in the upper part between the Nikolskaya and Taynitskaya towers Kremlin, 12A, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Region, Russia, 603082 · 165 km -
The Nikolskaya Tower is a passage tower located in the upper part between the Kladovaya and Koromyslovaya towers. Kremlin, 11A, Nizhny Novgorod, Nizhny Novgorod Region, Russia, 603005 · 165 km
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