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  Idaho State University Lost Enough Weapons-Grade Plutonium to Make a Dirty Bomb. 

Motherboard 8th May 2018.On Friday, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced that Idaho
State University may face an $8,500 fine after losing one gram of
weapons-grade plutonium. Although this quarter-sized amount of plutonium is
nowhere near enough to make a nuclear weapon, it is enough to make a dirty
bomb that spreads radiation, according to the Associated Press.
https://motherboard.vice.com/en_us/article/evqjp4/idaho-state-university-lost-enough-weapons-grade-plutonium-to-make-a-dirty-bomb

May 9, 2018 - Posted by | - plutonium, secrets,lies and civil liberties, USA

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