In a previous loss of Co-60 in Mexico (back in 1983), the material ended up being melted with recycled steel into rebar and used in all sorts of construction, u

In a previous loss of Co-60 in Mexico (back in 1983), the material ended up being melted with recycled steel into rebar and used in all sorts of construction, until it was discovered largely by accident when a delivery truck carrying contaminated materials set off an alarm at Los Alamos[1] It's also interesting that the Chenobyl Disaster was first detected in the West 2 days after the event, when detectors at a nuclear power station in sweden tripped their thresholds, and nobody could find a local explanation for the numbers[2]. [1] http://www.window.state.tx.us/border/ch09/cobalto.html http://www.window.state.tx.us/border/ch09/cobalto.html [2] http://www.iaea.org/Publications/Magazines/Bulletin/Bull283/28302793032.pdf http://www.iaea.org/Publications/Magazines/Bulletin/Bull283/...