[ RadSafe ] Government eyes Supertanker for dirty duty

[Doug Huffman]

It seems that to be effectively dirty the specific activity would be too 
high to handle without acute health effects in assembly.

Perrero, Daren wrote:
> Thank you Barbara for the quick interject.  
> 
> I'd also add that dirty bombs run a range of effect just like raising
> the kiloton yield on a fission device gives a range.  In the case of a
> dirty bomb it could be a small black powder pipe bomb with a solid
> source strapped to it creating radioactive shrapnel to a fertilizer
> device with a dispersible radioactive powder (and various combinations
> of the above), but in ALL CASES, no where near comparable in results
> when it comes to the radiation/radioactivity that's released in a
> fission event.
> 
> The opinions expresses are mine, all mine.....
> I'm with the government and I'm here to help you (ack!)
> daren.perrero(a)Illinois.gov
>