Irradiated Fruits and Vegetables

"On the other side of the "Radiation, Grave Danger" door is a concrete pathway edged by a six foot think concrete wall. The path leads to a small fence surrounding a pool of water, 25 feet deep. And there submerged in the pool, are two large racks of pencil like metal rods that contain radioactive cobalt 60. The water that they sit in absorbs the radioactive energy glows a cobalt blue color. The water allows for people …

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