[ RadSafe ] Radon from DU

[Franz Schönhofer]

Am 14. Juni 2009 16:52 schrieb Franz Schönhofer <franz.schoenhofer at chello.at
>:

> Mark,
>
> I fully support your comment, which shows a good understanding of the decay
> chains! If DU would be disposed of it would take a few thousand years to
> get
> radon-226 into equilibrium (look at the half lives!) Who would care for Rn
> 222 at this time, taking into account the ubiquitous effects of Rn-222?
>
> I hope that my progeny (!!!) then will have found a solution or hopefully
> have agreed on that these riska are negligible.
>
> Best regards,
>
> Franz
>
> Franz Schoenhofer, PhD
> MinRat i.R.
> Habicherg. 31/7
> A-1160 Wien/Vienna
> AUSTRIA
>
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht-----
> Von: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] Im
> Auftrag
> von Miller, Mark L
> Gesendet: Freitag, 12. Juni 2009 22:53
> An: 'radsafe at radlab.nl'
> Betreff: [ RadSafe ] Radon from DU
>
>  One major fact that has been overlooked in the ongoing debate about radon
> from DU is that the radon emanating fraction (radon that actually leaves
> the
> host matrix) is probably several orders of magnitude LESS than that from
> uranium tailing sands.  If the DU is disposed of in metallic form (perhaps
> ingots) the perceived problem of radon from DU disposal will likely be
> moot.
> If true, this would make a very small risk an infinitesimally small risk.
>
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