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Stolen radioactive source, Houston, Texas (www-news.iaea.org)
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Might be important to spread the word in Texas / Houston's vicinity

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[–] tallwookie@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago (3 children)

ah, this sounds familiar :(

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hno18_vBAbA

[–] Yoshizuki@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

There’s also Goiania in 1987 in Brazil (INES 5) and an INES4 in India.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goiânia_accident

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mayapuri#2010_Mayapuri_radiological_accident

A full report can be found on the web concerning goiania : https://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/Publications/PDF/Pub815_web.pdf

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