Re: Irradiator Accidents

[Tad Blanchard <Tad.M.Blanchard.1@gsfc.nasa.gov>]

I found the following on the WWW in a search:

http://www.nrc.gov/NMSS/BPR/infonote/1979-85/in83009.htm



At 11:08 AM 1/15/98 -0600, you wrote:
>January 15, 1998
>Davis, CA
>
>A local anti-nuclear group claims that there have been fatalities in
>accidents involving Co-60 irradiators used for sterilizing purposes
>somewhere in the world. Does anyone have any info on such accidents?
>
>Otto
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