3. Under bombardment of neutrons, the nuclei of the cobalt atoms become excited and emit radiation, or rays.
4. After “cooking” in the reactor a certain time, the cobalt is removed and placed in shielded containers for shipment.
5. The now radioactive cobalt goes from the Savannah River Plant to Oak Ridge for re-shipment to medical centers all over the country.
6. At medical centers, it is placed in tele-therapy machines. Its powerful rays aid medical specialists in the fight against cancer.
NTO—Lookout Mountain Laboratory Photo
9. The smoke-ring cloud from the air-defense atomic weapon.