[ RadSafe ] Which is Riskier: DU Cleanup or Combat?

[Dan W McCarn]

Hi Group:

 

Here are a couple of estimates for a "typical" backyard environment for
total natural uranium endowment.  What is the weight of a DU shell?

 


Estimated Natural Uranium Endowment in a Typical Backyard -  10 mg/Kg U


Soil Volume

Soil Weight

Uranium


X m

Y m

Z m

Volume m^3

Bulk Density

Tonnes

Kg

Nat. Uranium %

Total Endowment U Kg


20

20

0.25

100

1.5

150

150,000

0.0010%

1.5

 


Estimated Natural Uranium Endowment in Soils Overlying Black Shales or
Phosphorites -  125 mg/Kg


Soil Volume

Soil Weight

Uranium


X m

Y m

Z m

Volume m^3

Bulk Density

Tonnes

Kg

Nat. Uranium %

Total Endowment U Kg


20

20

0.25

100

1.5

150

150,000

0.0125%

18.8

 

Dan ii

 

Dan W. McCarn, Geologist

 

-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf
Of bobcherry at satx.rr.com
Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 10:11
To: radsafe at radlab.nl
Subject: [ RadSafe ] Which is Riskier: DU Cleanup or Combat?

 

According to Alarab Online, Doug "Rokke has written a detailed paper
('Required Actions In Lebanon and Israel') advising on actions which should
be taken by Lebanon, Israel and Palestine, to protect their people, though
contamination will spread on the wind, he warns 'for hundreds of
kilometres'. "

The Alarab article quotes Rokke in his so-called detailed paper: "'Every
destroyed building and destroyed equipment will be contaminated with
uranium' says Rokke, adding: 'the operational risk of clearance is
equivalent to that found in combat.'"

Oh, really? Which do Radsafers think is the riskier: cleaning up radioactive
contamination (DU or anything else) or being in armed combat?

Based on my first-hand experience in both kinds of operations, I prefer
performing uranium "clearance" operations as being much less risky.

Rokke, who has little experience in decontamination projects and no
experience in combat, has no basis, factual, personal or otherwise, for his
assertions. He only has his self-serving opinions. 

I wonder if he ashamed about being a quoted "expert" in anti-American
propaganda. I would be. I doubt he is.

Bob C

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