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Re: Goiania
Dear Mike,
Yes, they were convicted and sent to prison for long periods.
Moshe Keren
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> From: Mike McNaughton <mcnaught@lanl.gov>
> To: Multiple recipients of list <radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu>
> Subject: Goiania
> Date: יום שישי 28 אוגוסט 1998 21:16
>
> Dear RadSafers
>
> Do you remember Goiania? A Cs-137 radiotherapy source was abandoned,
> stolen, broken open, and eventually caused the deaths of 4 people.
>
> Does anyone know what eventually happened to the original owners of the
> source? I heard they were indicted for criminal negligence for abandoning
> the source. Where they convicted and sentenced?
>
> "Shlala gashle" (Zulu greeting, meaning "Stay safe")
> mike (mcnaught@LANL.GOV)
>
>
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