Radiation death sparks Indian safety enquiry
MAY 10, 2010
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.024316
Nature : One scrap metal worker is dead and six others are sick after they pried off the steel and lead casing that protected a potent cobalt-60 source of gamma rays. The source was used by the chemistry department of the University of Delhi, which sold it to the workers as scrap. In response to the incident, the Indian government is reviewing the regulations that stipulate how scientists handle radioactive materials.
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