The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) has confirmed that plutonium leaked overnight in one its laboratories near Vienna.
The leak follows warnings late last year from the head of the IAEA that the facility at Seibersdorf was outdated and did not Plutonium leak at our Vienna laboratory ...
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IAEA says Iran's nuclear activities serious concern ... meet safety standards. The United Nations' nuclear watchdog said there was no release of radioactivity to the environment. An inquiry is underway at the contaminated laboratory, which has been sealed. The laboratory carries out tests on samples taken during IAEA surveillance missions. IAEA chief Mohamed ElBaradei said in November 2007 that the site did not meet UN safety standards.
(Deutsche Welle)
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