ATOMIC DUSTBIN
George Perry, of Boston, is the only rubbish collector in America who carries a geiger counter. His job : Dumping radio-active waste material. Perry, a , former deep-sea diver, operates from a converted mine tender and unloads the world's most dangerous "rubbish in waters known only to himself, military officials and the Atomic Energy Commission. He was making a good living in the salvage business when, in 1946, a Government representative asked him to : do his present job. Nov/ his business is booming. He has ordered more ships and men trained in handling radio-active substances. Is it hazardous? "Not nearly as niueh as it sound," says Perry. "The contaminated material is encased in steel barrells with a thick cement shield."
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Taupo Times, Volume VI, Issue 285, 25 July 1957, Page 5
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120ATOMIC DUSTBIN Taupo Times, Volume VI, Issue 285, 25 July 1957, Page 5
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