WesternInfidels

According to Wikipedia, while a market for old, low-background steel was real phenomenon for a few decades, that’s pretty much over.

World anthropogenic background radiation … began to fall in 1963 … and by 2008 it had decreased to only 0.005 mSv/yr above natural levels.[9] This has made special low-background steel no longer necessary for most radiation-sensitive uses, as new steel now has a low enough radioactive signature.

So you may consider your friend’s estate-sale theory in light of that time-line.

but it carries some weight

Did you know about !dadjokes@lemmy.world?

It should be obvious that [founder’s] private donation to a political party is not part of [his company’s] values or mission

Riiiiiiiiiight, because it always shakes out like that

The whole point of corruption is that powerful agents are no longer bound by rules in any way that matters.

Sure, “ban” those models. The way insider trading is banned. The way sex with minors is banned. The way felons in office are banned. The way taking state secrets home with you is banned.

That’s not going to work, because we broke it on purpose.