Enriched Uranium Buried in German Garden Discovered

Enriched Uranium Buried in German Garden Discovered

Source Link: uk.reuters.com

A German man obtained enriched uranium and buried it in his garden, raising concerns about the security of Germany's nuclear reactors, the environment ministry in the state of Lower Saxony said on Thursday

"How do pellets get out of a nuclear reactor? That's not supposed to happen," said ministry spokeswoman Jutte Kremer-Heye.

He wrote to German Chancellor Angela Merkel in December saying he wanted to hand it over, but it was not until last week that officials unearthed the pellets.

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What I dont understand and is of real concern as this happened in a modern "first world" country that

He wrote to German Chancellor Angela Merkel in December saying he wanted to hand it over,

but it was not until last week that officials unearthed the pellets from his garden. Kremer-Heye said passing the letter on to the relevant government department had taken some time.

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How did it take FOUR MONTHS for the authorities to respons? how did this happen?

Perplexed and more concerned about nuclear safety than ever now.

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Elf