[ RadSafe ] Any experience in detection of poloniumon large scale contamination ?

[Maury Siskel]

Just so everyone knows, Flanigan Wednesday will go into the history 
books and encyclopedia as of next Feb. 1st.  Congress (in its great 
wisdom) has set that date for the extension of every Tueday and Thursday 
by 12 hours. Thus, the Flanigan clan will by law become error free.  And 
Tues. and Thurs,  after 12 hours will pay double time.  Note also that 
the govt. only came to help us on Wednesdays. Therefore, that problem, 
together with other rogue elements, also will be eliminated! Thanks, 
Floyd.  <g>
And a warm Merry Christmas to all,
Dog&Maury          (maurysis at peoplepc.com)

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Flanigan, Floyd wrote:

> Unfortunately, my nuke chem. Is a little rusty, but I'm guessing there 
> is a method of chemical disassociation which could be used to 
> concentrate the PO-210. Then again ... I could be completely off base. 
> It wouldn't be the first time. It happened once before ... I think it 
> was on a Wednesday .... :-)
>
> Floyd W. Flanigan B.S.Nuc.H.P.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Perrero, Daren [mailto:PERRERO at iema.state.il.us]
> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 9:48 AM
> To: Flanigan, Floyd; John R Johnson; Kai Kaletsch; parthasarathy k s; 
> radsafe at radlab.nl
> Subject: RE: [ RadSafe ] Any experience in detection of poloniumon 
> large scale contamination ?
>
> Please correct me if I'm mistaken but at this point I am under the
> understanding that yes industrial sources of Po-210 exists but those 
> materials are in bound form (ceramics, plated metals, etc). As such I 
> would suspect that some serious chemistry would have to be performed 
> to removed the Po-210 from those sources and get it into a form that 
> is transferable and could then result in an intake/uptake.
>
> To avoid those issues, the 'raw material' would have to be produced 
> via fission and then purchased/diverted/smuggled if an individual had 
> nefarious purposes in mind.
>
> Is this a correct understanding?
>
> The opinions expressed are mine, all mine.....
> I'm with the government, I'm here to help you.
> Daren Perrero
> perrero at iema.state.il.us
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl]On
> Behalf Of Flanigan, Floyd
> Sent: Monday, December 11, 2006 9:35 AM
> To: John R Johnson; Kai Kaletsch; parthasarathy k s; radsafe at radlab.nl
> Subject: RE: [ RadSafe ] Any experience in detection of
> poloniumonlargescalecontamination ?
>
>
> The media has touted a few times that 

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