Cobalt-60 Leak in Inda

Here's an article from the New York Times detailing the leak in India. (I've been waiting for the NY Times to pick this story up...)

Scrap Metal Radiation Raises Concerns in India

An interesting tidbit: One of the workers from the scrap metal shop took a sliver of the contaminated metal, so he could test if it was potentially valuable. He put the little piece of metal in his wallet, and slipped it in his back pocket. He forgot about the scrap, and after several weeks, he complained of pains in his buttocks. The pain grew worse and he finally collapsed and was taken to the doctor.

-Grace Claiborn