Yeah, and that's why scrap yards in Germany are required by our OSHA equivalent [1] to scan all incoming and outgoing scrap for radiation and that all workers b

Yeah, and that's why scrap yards in Germany are required by our OSHA equivalent [1] to scan all incoming and outgoing scrap for radiation and that all workers be regularly trained on how to properly deal with contamination. In 2009, these checks led to the discovery of at least 150 tons of contaminated metal across the country, the source here were Indian steel plants who melted down cobalt-60 sources together with regular scrap [2]. [1] https://www.bghm.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Arbeitsschuetzer/Gesetze_Vorschriften/Informationen/209-029.pdf https://www.bghm.de/fileadmin/user_upload/Arbeitsschuetzer/G... [2] https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/giftmuell-import-strahlenschrott-wurde-ueber-ganz-deutschland-verteilt-a-607937.html https://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/giftmuell-import-...