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Tuesday, August 10, 2021

08-09-2021-2313 - Mr. McCluskey (Nitric Acid Ion Exchange Resin Radioactiv etc.)

 As nitric acid was added to a column containing an ion-exchange resin and americium, the chemicals exploded, blowing out "pieces of glass and plastic" (plexiglass[4]) from the glove box.[2] Harold McCluskey was exposed to at least 37 MBq of americium-241 and nitric acid.[5]He was hit on the right side by a mixture of nitric acid, broken glass, americium and ion exchange resin.[6]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harold_McCluskey

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