CBRN event in Arkansas, Harrison area, United States of America on Wed 8th August 2018

8th August 2018

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A metal recycler in Arkansas rejected a collection of radioactive scrap. Bionomics picked up the collection of scrap and discovered it contained an orphaned Ra-226 source. Information on the source listed it as being from a Billion-aire analyzer manufactured by Mine Safety Appliances Company.

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United States of America (USA)

Arkansas ( Harrison area )

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