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It is low-backgroud steel([0]), not no-backbround steel. Potassium-40, for example, is a naturally occurring radioisotope. See Banana equivalent dose ([1]). [0
by red75prime 8y ago
It is low-backgroud steel([0]), not no-backbround steel. Potassium-40, for example, is a naturally occurring radioisotope. See Banana equivalent dose ([1]).
[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-background_steel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Low-background_steel
[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_equivalent_dose https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banana_equivalent_dose
- consp 8y agoTo add: C-14, Al-26, Cl-36, Ca-41, Ca-48, V-50 and more in trace quantities can be present. Try pointing a Geiger counter at a brick or ever better plaster wall and be surprised about the amount of radiation you get during the day.