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December 05, 2013

Stolen isotope in Mexico enough for 'dirty bomb': experts
Mexico City (AFP) Dec 04, 2013
Mexico's nuclear commission said Wednesday the radioactive material inside a stolen truck weighed 60 grams, a quantity experts said is enough to make a "dirty bomb." Jaime Aguirre Gomez, radiological security director at the National Commission for Nuclear Safety and Safeguards, told AFP the cobalt-60 in the medical teletherapy device has a radioactivity level of "almost 3,000 Curies." However, "as long as it remains in its container, there is no reason to be alarmed," Aguirre Gomez said. Th ... read more

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