Brazil Finds Stolen Radioactive Material After 4 Days
- —What happened On Monday night, 5 October, São Paulo’s Civil Police found a stolen box of actinium-225, a radioactive cancer treatment, in a vacant lot.
- —The US link Brazil’s nuclear safety authority says the isotope’s US manufacturer confirmed the box matched the model it uses for shipments to Brazil.
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- —What happened On Monday night, 5 October, São Paulo’s Civil Police found a stolen box of actinium-225, a radioactive cancer treatment, in a vacant lot.
- —The US link Brazil’s nuclear safety authority says the isotope’s US manufacturer confirmed the box matched the model it uses for shipments to Brazil.
Sources: Riotimesonline