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Japanese Yakuza Leader Charged with Trafficking Nuclear Materials to Iran

Originally Published 1 year ago — by CNN

Takeshi Ebisawa, an alleged leader of the yakuza, has been charged with attempting to sell weapons-grade nuclear materials from an insurgent group in Myanmar to someone he believed was an Iranian general, in exchange for a significant weapons cache. According to the US Justice Department, Ebisawa sent pictures and lab analyses indicating the presence of radioactive elements, and an undercover DEA agent allegedly agreed to help him sell the material. Thai law enforcement recovered nuclear samples previously shown to the agent by brokers and transferred them to US authorities, where a nuclear forensic lab found that they contained uranium, thorium, and weapons-grade plutonium.

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"Turning Neutron Stars into Safer Nuclear Power: Study Shows Promising Path for Waste Management"

Originally Published 1 year ago — by Interesting Engineering

Researchers at the University of Tokyo have developed a new technique to measure and predict neutron capture in nuclear materials, potentially leading to advancements in nuclear waste treatment facilities and shedding light on the origin of heavier elements in the universe. This breakthrough could contribute to enhancing the safety and efficiency of nuclear power, particularly in waste processing.

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