[ RadSafe ] Co-60 and Explosion

[Clayton J Bradt]

There was an explosion in France in 2011 involving Co-60:

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And a fire at a Co-60 irradiator facility in China, July 2009:

<http://en.kanzhongguo.com/news/3156.html>

Clayton J. Bradt
Principal Radiophysicist
NYS Dept. of Health
Biggs Laboratory, Room D486A
Empire State Plaza
Albany, NY 12201-0509

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