Low-background steel

Low-background steel, also known as pre-war steel^[1] and pre-atomic steel,^[2] is any steel produced prior to the detonation of the first nuclear bombs in the 1940s and 1950s. Typically sourced from ships (either as part of regular scrapping or shipwrecks) and other steel artifacts of this era, it is often used for modern particle detectors because more modern steel is contaminated with traces of nuclear fallout.^[3]^[4]

^ Manohari, M.; Mathiyarasu, R.; Rajagopal, V.; Meenakshisundaram, V.; Indira, R. (2011). "Calibration of phoswich-based lung counting system using realistic chest phantom". Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 144 (1–4): 427–432.
^ Mahaffey, James. Atomic Awakening: A New Look at the History and Future of Nuclear Power. pp. 226–227.
^ Aaron, D. Jayne; Berryman, Judith (1997). "Rocky Flats Plant, Emergency Medical Services Facility". U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Legacy Management. HAER No. CO-83-S (Rocky Flats Plant, Building 122). Archived from the original on 8 June 2019.
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[1] Manohari, M.; Mathiyarasu, R.; Rajagopal, V.; Meenakshisundaram, V.; Indira, R. (2011). "Calibration of phoswich-based lung counting system using realistic chest phantom". Radiation Protection Dosimetry. 144 (1–4): 427–432.

[2] Mahaffey, James. Atomic Awakening: A New Look at the History and Future of Nuclear Power. pp. 226–227.

[3] Aaron, D. Jayne; Berryman, Judith (1997). "Rocky Flats Plant, Emergency Medical Services Facility". U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Legacy Management. HAER No. CO-83-S (Rocky Flats Plant, Building 122). Archived from the original on 8 June 2019.

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