Idaho school can't find small bit of weapons-grade plutonium

[TomSea]

Idaho school can't find small bit of weapons-grade plutonium
By KEITH RIDLER, Associated Press 1 day ago

BOISE, Idaho — A small amount of radioactive, weapons-grade plutonium about the size of a U.S. quarter is missing from an Idaho university that was using it for research, leading federal officials on Friday to propose an $8,500 fine.

The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission said Idaho State University can't account for about a 30th of an ounce (1 gram) of the material that's used in nuclear reactors and to make nuclear bombs.

The amount is too small to make a nuclear bomb, agency spokesman Victor Dricks said, but could be used to make a dirty bomb to spread radioactive contamination.

Read more at: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/idaho-school-cant-find-small-bit-of-weapons-grade-plutonium/ar-AAwLlwp?OCID=ansmsnnews11

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[TomSea]

Size of a quarter but could make a "dirty bomb", I hope they can get to the bottom of this.