[ RadSafe ] funniest DU scare story ever !

[Jaro]

http://www.space.com/astronotes/astronotes.html
May 24
Florida Couple Finds Depleted Uranium in Old NASA Tool Box

Crescent City, Florida (AP) – A Putnam County couple got a startling
surprise when they found a piece of depleted uranium at the bottom of a box
of tools.

Susan and Lance Greninger called NASA because they had bought the box at an
auction near the Kennedy Space Center. A Hazmat team from the fire
department examined the metal and said it was a solid piece of depleted
uranium about the size of a child's fist.

They closed the road in the front of the home for about five hours just to
be safe.
    [[...ohmygawd! only 5h ?!? ...whoa! ...talk about taking chances with
the public's well-being !! ]]

The state Bureau of Radiation Control retrieved the cylinder. They said the
piece is toxic, but does not pose a health hazard to the community. They did
say that if the couple had walked around the house with the uranium in their
pocket, they would get radiation sickness.
    [[ ....really ?? ....so i guess my colleague who's been wearing a radium
luminous-dial watch for the past 40 years must be fried to a crisp !
....oddly enough, he doesn't look it ! ]]

Authorities said the piece may have been part of a tool. Depleted uranium
can be used as a radiation shield and is sometimes used as a ballast in
commercial airliners and ships.

-- Associated Press










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