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Indian man dies from radiation exposure
Further to the story regarding the Co60 source turning up in a scrap metal yard in India, one of 7 people hospitalised due to radiation exposure has now died.
Further details appear in this New York Times article available here.
Co-60 in an Indian scrap yard
It appears that the lessons learned from Brazil and Mexico have been forgotten. India is currently dealing with a Co-60 source in a scrap metal yard, with a number of people suffering deterministic effects.
link to the Times of India
We can expect more of those radioactive door handles to start appearing again very soon.
Review of radiation accidents over the last 60 years
In order to minimise the severity of future radiation accidents, it is useful to look back at the mistakes made in the past to see what lessons there are to learn.
A fantastic review article of the last 60 years worth of radiation accidents has been published in the Journal of Radiological Protection, and is free to read.
Follow the link below...
Three Mile Island Memories
This past weekend marked the 30th anniversary of the nuclear accident at Three Mile Island.
Bob Cringely discusses what it was like being there and the lessons learned but forgotten..
A very interesting read can be had at Cringely's blog here
Uranium found during police raids
Some uranium has allegedly turned up in a police raid in rural Victoria, Australia.
Read about it in the Age Newspaper
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