[ RadSafe ] Re: Costs of "rad protection"?

[Dahlskog, Leif]

>parthasarathy k s wrote:-
>I did not know that Radium-226 is used in lightning arresters?
Polonium-210 used to be one of
>the isotopes; because of its relatively short half life, the activity
used must be high 
>initially. 

Yes Po-210 rings a bell.  Was there not some issue with some Po-210
sources used which resulted in the leaking of the 'microspheres' used to
contain them? I don't recall the specifics.


Leif Dahlskog
Radiation Health Branch
Department of Health, Western Australia
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