Gov’t to Ban Radioactive Monazite Mineral in Consumer Products

SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s nuclear safety agency on Thursday announced a set of measures to prevent a recurrence of radon-emitting consumer products, including banning the use of the radioactive mineral monazite. The measures come as a number of consumer products ranging from mattresses to accessories have been found to emit higher-than-permissible [...]