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Wanted: Small Amounts of Plutonium

US agency ferrets out unused radioactive sources

By Harry Kimball,  Newser Staff

Posted Mar 3, 2009 3:47 PM CST

(Newser) – The country is crawling with unused radioactive material, and it’s up to the little-known National Nuclear Security Administration to dispose of it, the Los Angeles Times reports. They're not after warheads, but small amounts of plutonium used in medical and technological pursuits in more...   Read full story »

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