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Radioactive Metals To Be Used In Forks, Belt Buckles, Other Consumer Goods

The Department of Energy has said they may start allowing radioactive waste metals to be reenter the consumer market. But that’s okay, what could possibly be near your belt buckle that you wouldn’t want to be radioactive?? Source article here.

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The Department of Energy has said they may start allowing radioactive waste metals to be reenter the consumer market. But that’s okay, what could possibly be near your belt buckle that you wouldn’t want to be radioactive?? Source article here.

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