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It is common press misreporting and there are many
daily in others aspects that we don't pay attention, however concerning nuclear
subjects is more sensitive. The following press news have mentioned 130
kg.
Thai police foil 'dirty bomb' plot
Authorities in Thailand, acting on information from US investigators, have seized a large amount of radioactive material from a Thai man, breaking up a plot to sell it to terrorists. He was peddling it for use in so-called "dirty bombs", according to US law enforcement officials. American officials said the material - which Thai authorities said was cesium-137, a radioactive byproduct of nuclear power plants commonly found in medical equipment - was believed to have originated in Russian stockpiles. Terrorism specialists said they were alarmed that so much of the material - as much as 130 kilos, according to initial reports - was apparently available for sale on the black market. A dirty bomb with only a few grams of cesium would be deadly, experts said. It is particularly troubling that the material had turned up in Thailand, which al Qaeda has long used as a hub in South-East Asia, they said. The man, Narong Penanam, 44, was arrested in a Bangkok hotel parking lot. - New York Times
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