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January 2000 – At Samut Prakarn, a 15.7 TBq (420 Ci) cobalt-60 teletherapy source was stolen and sold as scrap, [17] and attempts were made by scrap metal workers to recycle the metal. Three people died, and thousands of others were exposed to radiation. It was found that at the edge of the scrap yard, the dose rate was about 1 to 10 mSv·h −1.
Radius Recycling, Inc., previously known as Schnitzer Steel Industries, Inc., is a steel manufacturing and scrap metal recycling company headquartered in Portland, Oregon. Founded in 1906, the publicly traded company is a component Russell 2000 Index with approximately 3,500 employees. In 2023, the company adopted its current name and a new ...
Once collected, the materials are sorted into types – typically metal scrap will be crushed, shredded, and sorted using mechanical processes. Metal recycling, especially of structural steel, ships, used manufactured goods, such as vehicles and white goods, is an industrial activity with complex networks of wrecking yards, sorting facilities ...
HMS 1 is the term for heavier scrap which has a density of at least 0.7 tons per cubic meter, whereas HMS 2 would be lighter steel scrap Because both grades guarantee a minimum piece thickness – at least 1 ⁄ 4 inch (6.35 mm) for HMS 1, and 1 ⁄ 8 inch (3.175 mm) for HMS 2 – consignments have a high density. Both also have defined maximum ...
It involves re-melting the metal, which is cheaper and more energy-efficient than the production of virgin aluminium by electrolysis of alumina (Al 2 O 3) refined from raw bauxite by use of the Bayer and Hall–Héroult processes. Recycling scrap aluminium requires only 5% of the energy used to make new aluminium from the raw ore. [2]
Series 3 and 4 included a single US team in the field. Series 3 had The Nerds, [2] and series 4 had The Mulewrights brought in at the last minute when The Barley Pickers were unable to travel due to the foot-and-mouth crisis. Both US teams made it to the final round. Series 1 (1998) – The series was tied 3–3; Series 2 (1999) – Winners ...
Metal scrap recycling, also called secondary metal processing, is a large industry that processes, in the U.S. alone, 56 million tons of scrap iron and steel (including 10 million tons of scrap automobiles), 1.5 million tons of scrap copper, 2.5 million tons of scrap aluminum, 1.3 million tons of scrap lead, 300,000 tons of scrap zinc and ...
A playable version of Scrap Metal was spotlighted at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. [1] Early reports of the game have been generally positive. Game Informer writer Matt Miller wrote, "Scrap Metal is a top-down racing game in the style of R.C. Pro-Am with serious action game overtones."