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Mai 2010 / Naturenews.com

Radiation death sparks Indian safety enquiry



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 (...)