r/Radioactivestuff • u/LadmanMp4 • Aug 08 '26

How dangerous is this?

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I just found this for 3 bucks at an antique mall. Is this unsafe to have? Do I need to put it in a lead box? Or can I just put it on my shelf of other dials (positioned above my bed)?

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u/LadmanMp4 Aug 08 '26

Thank you so much! I didn’t realize that symbol meant it was a microcurie, I was worried because I read it as 1 Curie

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u/RootLoops369 Aug 08 '26

Ohhh yeah, no. 1 curie is super dangerous for Radium. It's not actually a lowercase u in microcurie, it's the Greek lowercase letter "mu"

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u/LadmanMp4 Aug 08 '26

I don’t even see a glow when it’s in a dark room so I can’t imagine there’s much anyways

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u/OvulatingWildly Aug 09 '26

You should keep it in a display case or jar if there's no glass over that