[ RadSafe ] What Are Radionuclear Materials?

[John R Johnson]

Bobby and Doug

This is an interesting discussion. I've always used radioactive,  rather 
than radionuclear, materials.

John
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott, Bobby" <BScott at lrri.org>
To: "Doug Aitken" <jdaitken at sugar-land.oilfield.slb.com>; 
<radsafe at radlab.nl>
Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 1:53 PM
Subject: RE: [ RadSafe ] What Are Radionuclear Materials?


> Thanks Doug for your comments.
>
> I agree with your comment about "nuclear material". The confusion
> however arises from the common use of the following terminologies: (1)
> improvised nuclear device (IND); (2) radiological dispersal device
> (RDD). "Radio" suggests an RDD while "nuclear" suggests an IND.
> Radionuclear therefore could be misinterpreted to represent a nuclear
> event with radiological dispersion (as actually occurred in Hiroshima
> and Nagasaki). In addition, nuclide
> (http://www.nucleide.org/DDEP_WG/DDEPdata.htm )relates to isotopes while
> nuclear as used here relates to the atomic nucleus (e.g., nuclear
> fission [http://www.atomicarchive.com/Fission/Fission1.shtml ]).
>
> Bobby
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Doug Aitken [mailto:jdaitken at sugar-land.oilfield.slb.com]
> Sent: Sunday, September 20, 2009 1:39 PM
> To: Scott, Bobby; radsafe at radlab.nl
> Subject: RE: [ RadSafe ] What Are Radionuclear Materials?
>
> I don't see a problem with the term.
> Radioactive isotopes are often called radionuclides, so why not
> radionuclear
> materials? Is seems a self-evident term, certainly more meaningful than
> the
> common nuclear material, that really does not mean anything....
>
> Regards
> Doug
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On
> Behalf
> Of Scott, Bobby
> Sent: Friday, September 18, 2009 6:39 PM
> To: radsafe at radlab.nl
> Subject: [ RadSafe ] What Are Radionuclear Materials?
>
> Colleagues:
>
>
>
> The terminology "radionuclear material" appears in some recent
> publications that relate to possible future food supply contamination
> carried out by terrorist (e.g., WHO 2002; Mohtadi and Murshid 2009).
> Can someone define or explain what is meant by radionuclear material?
> Isn't this improper terminology?
>
>
>
> Bobby R. Scott
>
> Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute
>
> 2425 Ridgecrest Drive SE
>
> Albuquerque, NM 87108 USA
>
>
>
> References
>
>
>
> Mohtadi H, Murshid AP. 2009. Risk analysis of chemical, biological, or
> radionuclear threats: Implications for food security. Risk Analysis Vol.
> 29(9):1317-1335.
>
> http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/risk/2009/00000029/00000009/ar
> t00013
>
>
>
> WHO. 2002. Food Safety Issues: Terrorist Threats to Food. Guidance for
> Establishing and Strengthening Prevention and Response Systems. World
> Health Organization. Available at:
>
> http://www.vet.utk.edu/cafsp/resources/pdf/WHO%20Food%20Safety%20Issues%
> 20-%20Terrorist%20Threats%20to%20Food.pdf
>
>
>
>
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