Plutonium traces found in Kosovo

Geneva - A United Nations agency said yesterday it had found minute traces of highly toxic plutonium at several sites in Kosovo…

Geneva - A United Nations agency said yesterday it had found minute traces of highly toxic plutonium at several sites in Kosovo but stressed they posed no health risk and there was no cause for alarm.

"This is so small that there is no additional health risk," said Mr Max Keller, who led the research at the AC Laboratory for nuclear and chemical warfare in Spiez, Switzerland.

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