The beryllium slug the only thing that is (or can be) the bad actor in the bunch. It's pretty stable as a slug but don't crush it into a powder where you can breathe it in 'cause its poisonous. Its not radioactive. There's quite a few threads in SMH talking about these slugs and the separation of copper from them.
There is NO radiation associated with a microwave without it being actually operating. There are no radioactive materials in the machine. A microwave will not set off a radiation detector. A microwave (when operating) emits electromagnetic radio waves, a completely different animal from radioactive material emissions.
The capacitor should be shorted out to ensure there is no electrical charge left in it, but even those will slowly lose their charge over time, so unless it has been plugged in within a day or so of your poking your fingers in it the charge is pretty much gone anyway. And be sure not to try discharging the capacitor with other pieces of your body!!
J.
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