Caesium-137, cesium-137, or radiocaesium, is a radioactive isotope of caesium that is formed as one of the more common fission products by the nuclear fission of uranium-235 and other fissionable isot
The Kramatorsk radiological accident was a radiation accident that happened in Kramatorsk, Donetsk Oblast, in eastern Ukrainian SSR from 1980 to 1989. A small capsule containing highly radioactive cae
Caesium-137
…salt was then sold to curious, unaware buyers. This led to four confirmed deaths and several serious injuries from radiation contamination. The 1989 Kramatorsk incident happened in 1989 when a small capsule 8 by 4 millimetres (0.3 by 0.2 inches) in size of caesium-137 was found inside the concrete wall of an apartment…