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WASHINGTON – The government should replace more than 1,000 irradiation machines used in hospitals and research facilities because terrorists could use the radioactive materials inside to make a “dirty” bomb, a government advisory panel has concluded.
The machines contain Cesium-137, one of the most dangerous and long-lasting radioactive materials.
The irradiators would be swapped for X-ray machines or irradiators that use other materials.
The report comes from the Defense Science Board.
The Associated Press
