Idaho State University lost a dirty bomb’s worth of plutonium

A February 7th inspection revealed a pair of violations, “the failure to control and maintain surveillance of licensed radioactive material; and the failure to provide accurate and complete information to the NRC in its inventory records,” per the NRC announcement. The $8,500 levy comes in response to the first infraction only, since the university ” …

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