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27. Me, too. Frankly, I'm glad I'm old. I weep for my grandson. nt

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Energy Dept announces plan to allow use of radioactive metal in consumer products [View all] HiPointDem Feb 2013 OP

What a country newfie11 Feb 2013 #1

Not To Worry.... global1 Feb 2013 #3

Oh yeah TG. Ng newfie11 Feb 2013 #21

What could possibly go wrong? TDale313 Feb 2013 #2

asshole chu's parting gift triplepoint Feb 2013 #4

Serves us right--We debated and debated where to put this garbage, and couldn't arrive at consensus… Journeyman Feb 2013 #5

Nice, way to blame the future victims. MadHound Feb 2013 #7

But wait....... Rain Mcloud Feb 2013 #8

We elected Obama to block this kind of crap, not enable it! Divernan Feb 2013 #9

Time to be outraged - yet again! colorado_ufo Feb 2013 #6

Almost everything in nature is radioactive to some level quaker bill Feb 2013 #10

well then let's add it to our cereal leftyohiolib Feb 2013 #15

Your cereal is radioactive already, get used to it - in fact you already are. quaker bill Feb 2013 #30

Cobalt 60 and cesium 137 newfie11 Feb 2013 #22

True, but are these proposed for re-use as anything other than a radiation source? quaker bill Feb 2013 #29

Sure there is radiation AND then there is RADIATION newfie11 Feb 2013 #32

We do our best to educate Quaker Bill - Divernan Feb 2013 #42

Neither one of these are anything I want near me. quaker bill Feb 2013 #44

That would make some great stuff to Hubert Flottz Feb 2013 #11

So "they" get to put this timdog44 Feb 2013 #12

Worked so well on the Navajo Reservation. Downwinder Feb 2013 #13

Yep I am a downwinders too newfie11 Feb 2013 #23

Kerr McGee got the Uranium formercia Feb 2013 #33

They got all of that nice construction material Downwinder Feb 2013 #38

The EU's Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive. Divernan Feb 2013 #14

Holy cow Batman, excellent comment FogerRox Feb 2013 #17

Thanks for taking the time to read through it. Divernan Feb 2013 #19

Thanks for this post, Divernan. It's an important read to go along with OP.. KoKo Feb 2013 #35

Nuclear Risks at Bed, Bath & Beyond Show Dangers of Scrap KoKo Feb 2013 #36

Bed,BathTissue boxes tainted with melted cobalt-60 used in medical instruments! Divernan Feb 2013 #41

They have been wanting to reuse the carbon in radiation plants for years, putting them Baitball Blogger Feb 2013 #16

also in the concrete and paving materials that we build with ThomThom Feb 2013 #18

WTF IS GOING ON WITH THIS COUNTRY?! JaneyVee Feb 2013 #20

I say this many times a day newfie11 Feb 2013 #24

Me, too. Frankly, I'm glad I'm old. I weep for my grandson. nt Nay Feb 2013 #27

I know the feeling newfie11 Feb 2013 #34

We used to have a Democratic Party that stood in opposition to corporatist, predatory policies. woo me with science Feb 2013 #40

I think we thought we did...and it ended with Carter...so... KoKo Feb 2013 #47

I do believe it's time to buy a Geiger Counter. nt Ilsa Feb 2013 #25

Not so easy to detect rads RobertEarl Feb 2013 #39

I just FB'd to my kids that this is what I want for Mother's Day Divernan Feb 2013 #43

Because it worked out so well before? HooptieWagon Feb 2013 #26

Sadly I thought you were joking in the header message... Jasana Feb 2013 #28

Which Obama crony will get even richer off of this? forestpath Feb 2013 #31

Thousands of consumer products found to contain low levels of radiation KoKo Feb 2013 #37

K&R...it's a good discussion from OP and the Rest of it.."in our times." KoKo Feb 2013 #45

WTF?? Unfreakinbelievable!! DearHeart Feb 2013 #46