Goiânia accident
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The Goiânia accident, also known locally as the caesium-137 accident/caesium-137 Goiânia, was a radioactive contamination accident that occurred on September 13, 1987, in Goiânia, Goiás, Brazil, after
A photograph of the radioactive source involved in the 1987 accident.
The site of Devair Ferreira's scrapyard in 2020
Caesium-137
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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
Goiânia accident
…thieves, and then workers at the scrapyard owned by Devair Ferreira, who bought the device from the thieves, used tools to open the device and expose the caesium-137 crystals (specifically a caesium chloride salt). Ferreira brought the exposed caesium-137 crystals to his home, sharing them with his family and…
A sealed caesium-137 radioactive source
Radiocaesium blood irradiator