[ RadSafe ] LAT Article: Florida pawnshop'sradioactivesurprise("Yellow cake")

[Marcel Schouwenburg]

Jim,

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Muckerheide, Jim (CDA) wrote:

>Amen John,
>
>Not only would you die without potassium, it is fairly well homeostatically controlled.  
>
>We even know that with just K-39, removing the K-40, and shielding from external radiation, cells and organisms cease to function.
>
>Regards, Jim
>
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl on behalf of John R Johnson
>Sent: Mon 3/12/2007 10:30 PM
>To: Jeff Terry; radsafe
>Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] LAT Article: Florida pawnshop'sradioactivesurprise("Yellow cake")
> 
>Jerry et al
>
>K-40 is one of the isotopes always seen in whole body counting, and I used 
>it to insure may counter was working properly. If the peack at 1.46 MeV was 
>not present, the counter was assumed to be not working correctly.
>
>John
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