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US detects first-ever fluorine, uranium isotopes in single particle

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Researchers at the Department of Energy’s Oak Ridge National Laboratory have achieved a significant breakthrough in the detection of nuclear materials.

The team used a new method to quickly analyze 40 tiny particles, each about as big as a red blood cell, in less than five minutes .

The detection of both fluorine and uranium within the same particle is particularly valuable for nuclear nonproliferation efforts.

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