The Federal Government for many years had a policy of allowing radioactively contaminated scrape metals to be recycled into consumer products. CBG has been on the forefront of the fight to make sure radioactively contaminated metals do not make their way into consumer products--like spoons and watches. The following document is available in .pdf format.

July 13, 2000
DOE Suspends Release of Radioactively Contaminated Metals from Nuclear Sites, Pledges to Bar Recycling into Consumer Goods

November 10, 2004
5 Groups Sue Dept. of Transportation for New Rules that Allow Nuclear Waste to Move Unregulated, Unmarked