Recycled radioactive metal contaminates consumer products

ScrippsNews ^ | 06/03/2009 | Isaac Wolf

[EBH]

I believe we can't ship our radioactive waste anything, anywhere. Looks like the rest of the world is sending us theirs.

As far as their remarks regarding lack of regulations or oversight...not sure they really looked at the RCRA/NRC regulations and State permits.

[cripplecreek]

Cheese grater/melter.

[Recovering Ex-hippie]

I now NEVER buy anything that would come into contact with my food, candles, anything that comes in contact with my body( shampoos, etc) that comes from china!

If it says China...I run!

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

Great Little Village song;
“Do You Want My Job?”

Little Village

---

Cool breezes from the mountains blow
As I wake up and dress to go
On the island, dawn is breaking
In the harbor, tanker’s waiting
From the land of the rising sun
They bring their old plutonium
And we unload it in the bay
For two dollars forty cents a day
Do you want my
Do you want my
Do you want my
Do you want my job
I hump the stuff, I take the cash
So my kids can wear Adidas
And if you live here, home, you know
We ain’t got no place else to go
I remember when the air was sweet
And I brought home the fish to eat
Now we buy Spam from the grocery store
‘Cause you can’t eat the fish no more.
Do you want my
Do you want my
Do you want my
Do you want my job

[EBH]

LOL...read all the way down through the comments...

Free Republic is mentioned.

[cripplecreek]

Anybody know the half life of Cobalt 60 and know how to estimate how much radiation was emmitted when the grater was new?

[Wolfie]

On the plus side, they’re inexpensive radioactive consumer products. A penny saved, and all.

[EBH]

5.27 years and not naturally occurring in nature

[EBH]

http://www.epa.gov/superfund/health/contaminants/radiation/pdfs/cobalt.pdf

[gorush]

When our average life span stops increasing I will consider these negative arguments, until then, whatever makes a turd.

[Vince Ferrer]

On the plus side, they’re inexpensive radioactive consumer products. A penny saved, and all.

And not only that, but its a cheese grater that can x-ray your chest. Talk about health care savings.

[Kieri]

Good heavens!! I was the one who posted that thread! I’m famous! (...’scuse me while I stop laughing)

[Mister Muggles]

Dont know the half life, but do know that Cobalt 60 is a popular isotope used in the medical industry for hospital and office xray machines. More than likely, old xray machinery was melted down and someone neglected to remove the radioactive fuel.

[PubliusMM]

China, huh? Seems logical. They buy our toxic debt. We buy their toxic goods.

[Bean Counter]

...Or at the very least, whatever pushes one out...

[FreepShop1]

If it says China...I run!

Apparently this now applies to Brazil as well.

[Mister Muggles]

Stuwpid Western Capitalist Pwigs...China pull another fast one on you and get your money! Hahaha! vewy soon, China will be number won entire world...China number won!

</sarc>

[phatus maximus]

LOL...I KNEW recycling was a bad idea from the start, knew it!!

[steveo]

Oh grate... um great.

[NoPrisoners]

China will be number won entire world...China number won!

All your base are belong to us!