Article: Using ionizing radiation: a hot opportunity?(Safe Science)

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) website dealing with education resources reported the results of an inspection, by an environmental engineer, that revealed radioactive materials in a Massachusetts high school. Sources of radioactive materials discovered included thorium nitrate, uranium tetrachloride, radioactive rocks, and unlabeled radioactive powders. All sources were found within open storage in science classrooms. Given the hazards associated with the handling of unsealed radioactive sources, the Massachusetts Radiation Control Program was enlisted to remove the radioactive materials.

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During his investigation, the ...

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