Jonty WareingTo be clear, when we said "leave your unwanted junk in the swap shop" we did not mean radioactive material #emfcamp
Blake@jonty The what now…
Graham Sutherland / Polynomial@gsuberland @jonty Oh my, that’s kind of crazy! I hope the one that is missing gets found soon! That or it’s a decay scavenger hunt (well hopefully it is sealed).
Russ Garrett@gsuberland @blake @jonty we have recovered two but we don't know if there were any more. They are safe unless disassembled but they look quite old so we would like to dispose of them responsibly.
Sylvhem@gsuberland Pfew. Thanks the gods, because it would have bee a disaster otherwise.
Anke@Sylvhem
here's the short thread by the person who raised the alarm. key info: device contains Americium 241, not dangerous if intact, but dangerous if disassembled.
https://meow.social/@tryst/112547040034336222
here's the short thread by the person who raised the alarm. key info: device contains Americium 241, not dangerous if intact, but dangerous if disassembled.
https://meow.social/@tryst/112547040034336222
Tryst 🏴 :ms_asexual_flag: :ms_cat_grin: (@[email protected])
@[email protected] Someone left at least two of these in the swap shop and they contain Americium 241. They're not immediately dangerous (depending on the condition of the sources inside), but are dangerous if disassembled. Edit: I have two of them that I've sealed in plastic bags and locked up in the back of my truck. Next week I'll investigate if we have a waste stream at work that I can put them into. I work in civil nuclear.
@Anke Thanks!
Lori Williams@Sylvhem @gsuberland @blake @jonty it is currently unknown how many of them were beyond the 2 that were discovered and may still have been randomly picked up and still out there.