[gnm]

Regarding coal emissions I would be a lot more worried about the methyl mercury being released than any uranium.

So if they weren't using DU for the bullets they could use lead. Because lead dust isn't dangerous or persistent in the environment right?


-G

[golem]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Plantagenet', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ferrelgiraffe', ' ')uranium naturally eject alpha particle which cannot be measured by geiger counter because even air blocks it.

[golem]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Plantagenet', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ferrelgiraffe', ' ')uranium naturally eject alpha particle which cannot be measured by geiger counter because even air blocks it.

[golem]

delete$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Plantagenet', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ferrelgiraffe', ' ')uranium naturally eject alpha particle which cannot be measured by geiger counter because even air blocks it.

[davep]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('golem', 'D')UH air blocks the reading...not the silent damage.

Like an 'alpha' particle, a very small particle of asbestos that lodges itself in your lung causing death 20, 30 years later...

Have you been eating Uranium.

Another symptom of DU is delusions....

[gnm]

Don't start hyperventilating I never said DU wasn't toxic but I damn sure would want a moon suit around lead dust or mercury. DU is excreted from the body more easily than lead or mercury as well. Focusing on it because of the oh so scary sounding radiation does not change the fact that mercury is significantly more dangerous and lead is a lot harder to get out of your system - as well as being a nasty toxin.

-G

[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('golem', 'D')UH air blocks the reading...not the silent damage.
...

[golem]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('davep', ' ')
Actually, alpha particles don't lodge in the lungs, they are emitted by radioactive materials that could be lodged in the lungs. The particles themselves decay easily once emitted, due to their large mass. They're evil buggers

[Plantagenet]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('golem', 'I')t is essentially an airborne pathogen

[golem]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Plantagenet', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('golem', 'I')t is essentially an airborne pathogen

[basil_hayden]

Raph babbles anyway, but even more so when you hold your feet to the fire. He asks why you dispute facts, yet he can't seem to present a fact to save his ass, just more speculation than a working man could possibly generate. Get a job already, Raph.

Like lead and golem's cranium, uranium is dense; that's why it's used in ammo, not because the military wanted an invisible killer, LOFL....

[golem]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('basil_hayden', 'R')aph babbles anyway, but even more so when you hold your feet to the fire. He asks why you dispute facts, yet he can't seem to present a fact to save his ass, just more speculation than a working man could possibly generate. Get a job already, Raph.

Like lead and golem's cranium, uranium is dense; that's why it's used in ammo, not because the military wanted an invisible killer, LOFL....

[Daculling]

Testing alpha particles.

This is how you observe alpha radiation.

Spinthariscope

I have a spinthariscope from one of these sets courtesy of my father (he acquired it in the 50's as a child). I does not seem to work anymore as maybe the zinc oxide is depleted... radium half live is like 1600 years so I think that is still active. I keep it in a metal box in the basement.

Gilbert

[Plantagenet]

That was a very interesting link to the Spinthariscope.

Of course, this raises the spectre of another paranoid fear for the folks who are already trembling due the presence of Uranium in coal and alpha particles being released by DU.

Smoke dectectors are based on the same technology as spinthariscopes, and contain radioactive elements. Thats right. Almost every house and business and apartment building and school contains smoke detectors which are radioactive.

radioactivity in your home smoke detector!!!!!

I guess people who live in radioactive houses shouldn't pretend their environment is free of alpha particles....

[Daculling]

The radioactive boyscout used Americanium as well as radium in his breeder reactor.

These things are not dangerous unless concentrated. I suggest peoples that are concerned with these small amounts of radioactive materials throw out their microwave ovens and shun the sun. Good luck to you all.

[M_B_S]

Peak U

Yes

Look here



and here

world production is in decline ~5% in 2006 despite record prices

http://www.wise-uranium.org/umaps.html

[mkwin]

You can hardly infer a trend from a one year decline in production volumes.

[padisah]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('M_B_S', 'P')eak U

Yes

Look here


world production is in decline ~5% in 2006 despite record prices

[padisah]

I already wrote it into another topic, which remained unanswered:

what about space uranium mining? The meteorites has a much larger uranium (and other expensive rare materials) pmm than granite here on earth

and the moon's surface is actually covered with meteorite pieces, after all all we need is a working transportation system from
moon-> earth, a safe atmosfere entry process, and robots that can mine it, using photovoltaic

we can in a far future also send automatic ships, that can install themselves on meteorites, and use their own propulsion system, to drive them to earth or moon orbit - moon orbit is more safer, which are then perfect sources of energy

[mkwin]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('padisah', 'I') already wrote it into another topic, which remained unanswered:

what about space uranium mining? The meteorites has a much larger uranium (and other expensive rare materials) pmm than granite here on earth

and the moon's surface is actually covered with meteorite pieces, after all all we need is a working transportation system from
moon-> earth, a safe atmosfere entry process, and robots that can mine it, using photovoltaic

we can in a far future also send automatic ships, that can install themselves on meteorites, and use their own propulsion system, to drive them to earth or moon orbit - moon orbit is more safer, which are then perfect sources of energy