U.S. Has Plans to Again Make Own Plutonium (link) By WILLIAM J. BROAD Published: June 27, 2005 The Bush administration is planning the government's first production of plutonium 238 since the cold war, stirring debate over the risks and benefits of the deadly material. The substance, valued as a power source, is so radioactive that a speck can cause cancer. Federal officials say the program would produce a total of 330 pounds over 30 years at the Idaho National Laboratory, a sprawling site outside Idaho Falls some 100 miles to the west and upwind of Grand Teton National Park in Wyoming. ... =============================================================================== I don't know about you guys, but I'll have serious concerns to visit that part of the region - home to some of the most beautiful natural wonders on earth - in the future.
