Hazmat team responds to Uranium 238 delivery at halfway house
A gentleman with a long history of methamphetamine use who resides at a recovery house apparently thought it was a good idea to mail-order some Uranium-238.
Hazmat teams responded to the delivery.
The man is said to have wanted to take a selfie photograph with the uranium in hand, and post it on Facebook.
No charges will be filed, authorities told local news, because the shipment didn't break any laws or pose a health threat.
Upper Darby police say the Harwood House resident ordered two grams of powdered uranium for $12 from a Michigan company. It was in powder form and sealed inside a glass vial within a cardboard box when it was delivered Monday afternoon.
The halfway house screens all incoming packages and found the powder. They notified authorities, who determined the substance was Uranium 238 - a material that can be shipped through the mail.
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