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It seemed like the outer casing was preserved, so the risk is probably miniscule considering the short amount of time it had to decompose into the environment.
by r2_pilot 4y ago
It seemed like the outer casing was preserved, so the risk is probably miniscule considering the short amount of time it had to decompose into the environment. 93 grams of cesium was enough to cause the Goiânia accident in 1987 though: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goi%C3%A2nia_accident https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goi%C3%A2nia_accident
- throwawayacc4 4y agoWas there no signage on the container to indicate that it was radioactive?!