[ RadSafe ] [DU-WATCH] Re:U-238 spontaneous fission= birthdefects, cancers

[Brennan, Mike (DOH)]

Hi, George.

I completely agree that SF is going on in DU: I even agree that the rate
is higher (by a very, very small amount) than in an equal amount of
Unat.  What I was trying to say was that I hadn't checked on the rate
given, and that I was accepting it for the purpose of doing the
calculation.  SF is an interesting and, in some situations, an important
consideration.  I remain unconvinced that DU exposure is one of those
situations. 

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Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] [DU-WATCH] Re:U-238 spontaneous fission=
birthdefects, cancers

From: "Brennan, Mike (DOH)" <Mike.Brennan at DOH.WA.GOV>
To: <radsafe at radlab.nl>
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 10:39 AM
Subject: RE: [ RadSafe ] [DU-WATCH] Re:U-238 spontaneous fission=
birthdefects, cancers


The "59.5 neutrons/g/hr" rate (I neither confirm nor dispute its
validity) "

Mike, there is indeed some SF going on in DU as I show being tested and 
measured here:
http://www.qsl.net/k0ff/Fission%20in%20the%20Home%20Rad%20Lab/


George Dowell