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Radionuclides have been known to be deadly since before the beginning of the nuclear age. Plutonium was predicted to be deadly before it was made, because it would be similar to Radium, but it turned out to be even worse. (On radium see: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radium_Girls). Marie Curie died in 1934, aged 66, from aplastic anemia brought on by exposure to radiation while working with radium and X-ray units: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marie_Curie That ionizing radiation causes cancer has been documented for over 100 years: “By 1900, Clarence Dally was suffering radiation damage to his hands and face sufficient to require time off work. In 1902, one lesion on his left wrist was treated unsuccessfully with multiple skin grafts and eventually his left hand was amputated. An ulceration on his right hand necessitated the amputation of four fingers./ These procedures failed to halt the progression of his carcinoma, and despite the amputation of his…