[BurbankKarl]

there are radioactive pieces with the shuttle


>>>but I'm having trouble understanding the toxicity thing
There is no hazard. They just want to scare people into staying away from it.

[John Jamieson]

What are the radioactive pieces? I can't think of any.

[snopercod]

there are radioactive pieces with the shuttle

Maybe in some lab experiment, but not on the shuttle (with the exception of the crew module smoke detectors, which are no more dangerous than the ones in everybody's homes.)