Tag: cesium

Goiânia's radioactive accident with Cesium-137
Republican

Today in Brazil: Goiânia’s radioactive accident with Cesium-137

On September 13, 1987, the radiological accident in Goiânia began, known as the Cesium-137 accident, a serious episode of radioactivity contamination in Brazil. The accident started when scrap metal collectors discovered a radiotherapy device containing Cesium-137, which they mistakenly believed to be scrap.

Read More »