What the records say
- When
- 2000
- Kind
- Industrial accident
- Coordinates
- 13.65° N, 100.59° E
- Description
- 2000 radiation accident in Thailand
- Date from
- year in its Wikidata description
Samut Prakan radiation accident
2000 radiation accident in Thailand
A radiation accident occurred in Samut Prakan Province, Thailand in January–February 2000. The accident happened when an insecurely stored unlicensed cobalt-60 radiation source was recovered by scrap metal collectors who, together with a scrapyard worker, subsequently dismantled the container, unknowingly exposing themselves and others nearby to ionizing radiation.
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