[ RadSafe ] Fw: Uranium contamination

[Jerry Cohen]

Can anyone suggest any reasonable set of conditions where soil contamination with uranium might constitute a credible threat to health and safety ?
Jerry Cohen 

PS: It is now springtime, or as Al Gore suggests,  "Proof of global warming"



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From: "Miller, Mark L" <mmiller at sandia.gov>
To: Jerry Cohen <jjcohen at prodigy.net>
Sent: Wed, March 24, 2010 10:16:53 AM
Subject: RE: [ RadSafe ] Fw:  Uranium  contamination

As with everything, the answer is, "It depends."  A pathway analysis (like RESRAD) can tell you if a problem exists, it's magnitude and the most likely pathway(s) of exposure.  The devil's in the dose.  Armed with that, you can THEN ask, "Now what"?  The "what" might be "no action" or appropriately targeted action.

-----Original Message-----
From: Jerry Cohen [mailto:jjc105 at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, March 23, 2010 4:24 PM
To: radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
Subject: [ RadSafe ] Fw: Uranium contamination


Does the existence of Uranium contamination in soil constitute a credible threat to heath and safety, or is this just another costly federal "feel-good" program? If such uranium contamination is really a problem, what should be done with the millions of tons of uranium in the oceanic coastal waters. We even are allowing children to swim in it. 
Jerry Cohen
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From: Cary Renquist <cary.renquist at ezag.com>
To: radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
Sent: Fri, March 19, 2010 6:10:01 PM
Subject: [ RadSafe ] Argonne scientists seek natural remediation for uranium-rich sites

They are looking to understand and optimize the conditions under which
bacteria can 
transform U(IV) <soluble> to U(VI) <insoluble>

Argonne scientists seek natural remediation for uranium-rich sites 
Link  http://j.mp/b3AHAh
Cary
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Cary.renquist at ezag.com