Man Who Threatened Radioactive 'Last Stand' Gets 15 Years in Prison
The outcome for Atkins and others could have been much worse. He had several half-baked plans for the three Delta Projectors he stole, which are normally used to x-ray objects underground and contain iridium-192. Close-contact exposure to the material for just one hour would cause extreme pain and disfigurement, and for 50 percent of the victims, death within a month, federal court records state. Injuries can also occur with far briefer exposures. Atkins had the potential to endanger "hundreds of lives." Up until the incident, Atkins had been a law-abiding, successful young man — a model of...
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