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Small Amount Of Depleted Uranium Found At Springfield Synagogue Small Amount Of Depleted Uranium Found At Springfield Synagogue
Small Amount Of Depleted Uranium Found At Springfield Synagogue A small amount of uranium that was used as a teaching aid at a Springfield synagogue was safely removed Tuesday morning, the Union County Prosecutor's Office said.  The marble-sized fragment of depleted uranium was accidentally left behind by a local educator in a meeting room at Temple Sha'arey Shalom on South Springfield Avenue. Springfield police and fire were called to the temple shortly before 9 a.m. on a report of a potentially hazardous substance. The prosecutor's office and the county HazMat team soon joined them.  The uranium emitted an extremely low level of radiation, w…

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by Paul Milo