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According to the Wired article about the radioactive container in Genoas port (2011, http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/10/ff_radioactivecargo/all/1 http://www.
by cstuder 13y ago
According to the Wired article about the radioactive container in Genoas port (2011, http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/10/ff_radioactivecargo/all/1 http://www.wired.com/magazine/2011/10/ff_radioactivecargo/al...), Cobalt-60 isn't the first choice for dirty bombs. There are nastier isotopes out there.
- seefriek 13y agoSee: Strontium-90
- jgeorge 13y agoI agree it's not the first choice for a dirty bomb, but if you actually have access to a truckload of it, I can presume it's "good enough" rather than passing on it in the hopes of finding something better.
- gh02t 13y agoA truckload isn't all that much. I doubt the truck in the article was carrying more than a couple grams of the actual material. The lab grade sources we use (that are considered safe to handle as long as you don't eat them) are on the order of micrograms.