Overview

On February 26, 2010, the University of Delhi, India, auctioned to a scrap dealer a Gammacell 220 research irradiator which contained cobalt-60. After dismantlement of the equipment, the radiation resulted in the death of a scrap-metal worker; seven workers fell ill, two of whom are in critical condition. The Gammacell 220 was imported from Atomic Energy of Canada Ltd. in 1968 but had lain unused since 1985.

References

• Radiation death - Reuters
• Radiation Accident a 'Wake-Up Call' For India's Scientific Community - Science 7 May 2010: Vol. 328. no. 5979, p. 679