Radiation in Scrap Metal | eHow.com: "Imported Scrap
Almost all scrap metal companies in Europe own radiation detection equipment. Contaminated scrap from former CIS nations---Ukraine---has shown up in scrap loads en route to Western Europe. While incidents of radioactive have compounded at domestic industrial sites, the U.S. imports millions of tons of scrap. Due to apprehension over the smuggling of nuclear materials, American port facilities are showing pronounced interest in radiation detection equipment; they could provide another line of defense.
Incident Example
The owner of a salvage yard in Ohio, Allen Hogan, bought a mixed bag of scrap from the Department of Demilitarization. Hogan discovered pieces of a Minuteman missile in the metal load. Not until his scrap shipment to the Luntz Corporation was rejected did Hogan find out that the material was radioactive."
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