orphan-source

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German environment-ministry slides (2009) report Co-60-contaminated stainless steel from India at up to 600 Bq/g and frame the cause as an orphan source melted into production

claim seedling Tier 1 2026-09-26 · materials, nuclear, cobalt-60, stainless-steel, scrap-metal
A Taiwanese 1999 conference abstract documents lost cobalt-60 sources entering an electric arc furnace with scrap and producing contaminated rebar in 1982-83

claim seedling Tier 1 2026-09-26 · materials, nuclear, cobalt-60, steelmaking, scrap-metal