[ RadSafe ] USAToday: "Florida blast exposes 40 to limited radiation"

[Strickert, Rick]

USA Today has a news report with a picture at 
http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2006-01-30-building-blast_x.htm

According to the news report: "One person who suffered cuts in the
explosion was taken to a hospital for treatment, and 15 others were
taken to hospitals as a precaution after complaining of being
lightheaded, nauseous, having high-blood pressure or other conditions."
 
The picture of some of the 30 exposed firefighters being checked for
radioactive contamination on their suits and boots from Kr-85 using a
Ludlum survey meter with a pancake probe is at 
http://images.usatoday.com/news/_photos/2006/01/29/in-fla.jpg 

Here's an MSDS for the Kr-85 spark gap tube 
http://www2.siri.org/msds/f2/cfl/cfldh.html 

More info on spark gap tubes is at
http://www.orau.org/ptp/collection/consumer%20products/electrontubes.htm



Rick Strickert
Austin, TX