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Radioactivity & Safety

Until you are 16 years old, in the UK, you are not legally allowed to handle radioactive sources, apart from naturally-occuring rocks, and very weak cloud chamber sources.

Nevertheless, you are still expected to understand how to handle them! As with most things in science, it's all pretty much common sense.


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