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What would be the point of incinerating contaminated material? This isn't a biological threat like bacteria or poison in which case the chemical alteration of t
by xhrpost 5y ago
What would be the point of incinerating contaminated material? This isn't a biological threat like bacteria or poison in which case the chemical alteration of the substance through fire negates the threat. Wouldn't the radioactivity remain either in ash or fumes?
- singlow 5y agoI assume that the radioactivity is dispersed enough to not be a concern. Leaving the objects whole would have risked them being found and used/recycled.