Orphan radiation
Nature
Orphaned radiation sources are radioactive scientific or medical material that may have been lost or misplaced. The material presents a hazard because victims may not know that they have been exposed.
Incidence
The Stanford Database on Nuclear Smuggling, Theft and Orphan Radiation Sources (DSTO) lists 107 sources of orphaned radiation.
Broader
Metadata
Database
World problems
Type
(G) Very specific problems
Content quality
Yet to rate
Language
English
Last update
Dec 3, 2024