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We can safely assume that anything containing radioactive material that is not tightly controlled will not be commercialized.

• serf 3y ago
  ionization smoke detectors and radium clock dials come to mind, neither of which are banned in the U.S., although you won't find any new radium dials.
  • willcipriano 3y ago
    > ionization smoke detectors It would be unpatriotic to ban americium.
  • pi-e-sigma 3y ago
    They are not banned because it's very old tech from the times where the regulation was much more lax.
  • dabluecaboose 3y ago
    Closer analogy would be tritium vials/dials, which are also beta emitters, and are also not banned in the US.
• pennomi 3y ago
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