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[–] FuglyDuck@lemmy.world 57 points 1 week ago (20 children)

pretty sure.... there's nothing illegal about buying plutonium for a elements collection. Pretty sure, also there's a lab supply somewhere in australia that keeps the samples in stock.

Also pretty the russians are having a pretty decent sale on polonium, if you're looking for that.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 31 points 1 week ago (6 children)

Australia has a treaty that says ALL plutonium in the country must be documented and accounted for. The country is not allowed more than 1KG in total

[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The country is not allowed more than 1KG in total

How does that work?

[–] thespcicifcocean@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

probably treaties between other countries, and the IAEA probably would come and do inspections of where they would be able to keep any plutonium.

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