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"Iodine-131 is a radionuclide with a short half-life (T1/2 = 8.04 day)." Short half life, a nuclear event of some sort happened recently and nothing has been r
by bootload 10y ago
"Iodine-131 is a radionuclide with a short half-life (T1/2 = 8.04 day)."
Short half life, a nuclear event of some sort happened recently and nothing has been reported. I-131 is an isotope of Iodine and the source could be natural gas related, medical diagnostic OR a product of uranium and plutonium used in nuclear fission. [0]
Which countries have access to plutonium?
"only particulate iodine was reported."
What is the source of the particles?
"first found during week 2 of January 2017 in northern Norway."
What countries have access to plutonium that are active near Norway?
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iodine-131 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iodine-131
- JoBrad 10y agoHere's a map of countries known to have or are pursuing nuclear weapons, from January 2015. http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/03/world/nuclear-weapon-states/ http://www.cnn.com/interactive/2013/03/world/nuclear-weapon-...
- jawbone3 10y agoDoesn't list sweden, so the map is not interested in completeness.
- bootload 10y agolooks like the US "WC-135 Constant Phoenix" atmospheric testing aircraft is being deployed. ~ http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/7758/has-there-been-a-nuclear-incident-in-the-arctic http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/7758/has-there-been-a-n... and https://twitter.com/CivMilAir/status/832716747035680768 https://twitter.com/CivMilAir/status/832716747035680768