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Radioactive particles from British nuclear testing still persist in outback Australia, scientists warn


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Australian scientists pave the way to the first International standards needed to safeguard against contamination from nuclear testing
More than 100kg of highly toxic uranium (U) and plutonium (Pu) was dispersed in the form of tiny ‘hot’ radioactive particles after the British detonated nine atomic bombs in remote areas of South Australia, including Maralinga.
Scientists have new evidence to show these radioactive particles persist in soils to this day, more than 60 years after the detonations. Previously, we had limited understanding of how Pu was released from these “hot” particles into the environment for uptake by wildlife around Maralinga. ....

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