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How Major/Minor Became Age Terms
- The word "major" and "minor" share roots that shifted from naming conventions to age/status terms.
- "Age of majority" legally marks becoming a major, so adults literally become majors at 18 in many places.
Irradiation Vs Contamination Explained
- Radiation is energy but not all radiation makes things radioactive; contamination deposits radioactive atoms onto objects.
- High-energy neutrons can transmute atoms and create genuinely radioactive nuclei inside materials.
Don't Clean Contaminated Historical Items
- Avoid cleaning historic radioactive artifacts with harsh methods because the cleaning waste could be more hazardous.
- Consolidate contaminated items rather than spreading contamination through attempted cleaning.