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Discarded Strontium-90 Found in ex-USSR

Posted by michael on from the bedwarmer dept.

andaru writes: "The BBC is running this story about discarded canisters of strontium-90 found in the woods in Georgia, ex-USSR. It goes on to mention the possibility of a "dirty bomb," which would contaminate a large populated area (like cracking one open in the Great Lakes)." Some simple advice: if you find a random container, anywhere, that has melted the surrounding snow, don't mess with it, mmmkay?

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  1. That's Not Funny by TRoLLaXoR · · Score: 3, Insightful

    For some people that's a fucking daily reality, Michael. We have it good in the US but for some, it's a fact of life they have to deal with.

    For that comment alone I think you should be the first to go when VA cuts more jobs.