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Monday, July 30, 2018

Stolen Nuclear Material Exposes Larger Issue of Government Accountability / Public News Service

Stolen Nuclear Material Exposes Larger Issue of Government Accountability / Public News Service: IDAHO FALLS, Idaho – In 2017, security experts from the Department of Energy's Idaho National Laboratory had a small amount of nuclear material stolen from their rental car while retrieving it in Texas. The plutonium and cesium, materials used to make a nuclear bomb, were taken while the two specialists slept in a San Antonio hotel. The material hasn't been found. ...

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