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Australian collector faces 10 years in prison for ordering plutonium sample from U.S. website
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Australian collector faces 10 years in prison for ordering plutonium sample from U.S. website

Ellsworth Toohey
Mar 26, 2025
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View of a worker holding a plutonium 'button', (9/19/73) Public Domain

A Sydney man's quest to collect every element on the periodic table went wrong when he ordered plutonium samples online, triggering a major hazmat incident and potential jail time.

Emmanuel Lidden, 24, now faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty to breaching Australia's nu…

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