University of Delhi sold off a radioactive source for scrap.
K. S. Jayaraman
The Indian government is scrambling to tighten rules on scientists’ use of radioactive materials, following the death of a metal dealer who handled a radioactive source that had been sold for scrap by the University of Delhi.
The incident has highlighted the poor enforcement of waste-disposal laws in India at a time when the country is aiming to expand its nuclear-power programme, and when the prospect of (...)