The Chinese seem to have found the latest radioactive material to go walk-about.
BBC: Chinese officials say that potentially deadly radioactive material lost in north-western Shaanxi province may have been found at a steel mill.
Officials told the BBC that they had detected what may be the missing Caesium-137, adding that it may have been melted down.
The Caesium-137, encased in lead, was lost this week when workers at a cement plant demolished an old factory.
The material was part of a measuring instrument and is extremely dangerous.
The BBC’s Quentin Sommerville in Beijing says China has an appalling record on industrial safety – there are around 30 cases of radioactive material being lost every year.
Last July, a farmer in Shaanxi province was arrested after he stole a similar radioactive container and attempted to sell it for scrap.
“a farmer in Shaanxi province was arrested???” What kind of security do these fools have?
You know China has to have their share of violent dissidents. So how long before somebody combines fertilizer, #2 diesel and Cesium-137?
