Friday, April 11, 2025

Australian hobbyist who ordered radioactive materials over the internet walks away from court

News from down under! How serious are actually the reported mental health issues of this man?

What is one of the obvious and significant imports of this story: Today, Marie Curie and her husband Pierre would not have been able to do their pioneering research involving radioactivity anymore!

"A 24-year-old Australian man who ordered uranium and plutonium to his parents’ apartment has been allowed to walk away from court on a two-year good behaviour bond.

After ordering various radioactive samples over the internet in an effort to collect the entire periodic table, Emmanuel Lidden pleaded guilty to two charges: moving nuclear material into Australia and possessing nuclear material without a permit. ...

While his actions were criminal, the judge concluded that [Emmanuel] Lidden had mental health issues and displayed no malicious intent. He is the first person in Australia to be sentenced under the 1987 nuclear non-proliferation act for the importation and possession of nuclear material without the appropriate permits. ..."

Australian who ordered radioactive materials over the internet walks away from court | News | Chemistry World


Emmanuel Lidden


I found this image also associated with Mr. Lidden


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