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Oldest Weapons-grade Plutonium Found In Dump

Posted by samzenpus on from the radioactive-home-coming dept.

Urchin writes "Researchers have just identified the first batch of weapons-grade plutonium ever made. The batch was produced as part of the Manhattan Project, but predates Trinity — the first nuclear weapon test — by seven months. It was unearthed in a waste pit at Hanford, Washington, inside a beaten up old safe."

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  1. Re:Junior high all over again by RincewindTVD · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    The rapists?
    Your word asociation is worse than you thought!

  2. "dump" by lucky130 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    "Oldest Weapons-grade Plutonium Found In Dump"

    Man, that's one powerful deuce...

  3. Re:Junior high all over again by cbiltcliffe · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I've heard of toxic shit, but this is ridiculous!!!

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