Friday, April 19, 2024

Idaho State University lost a dirty bomb’s worth of plutonium

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Well this isnt good. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the federal agency tasked with administering the nations supply of fissile materials, announced on Friday that Idaho State University may be subject to fine for losing a gram of weapons-grade plutonium. While the quarter-sized chunk of radioactive rock isnt nearly enough to generate a mushroom-cloud, it is sufficient for use in a so-called dirty bomb, according to agency spokesman Victor Dricks. And to show that the NRC isn…Read more

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