[ RadSafe ] Seriously Scary Radioactive Products From The 20thCentury

[Dan McCarn]

Dear Philip:

I remember my Grand Junction days very fondly (1975-1980) after which I
was transferred to Vienna with 1 week notice. Going from being a field
geologist covering Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico & Utah with 140 field days
per year to being in a city (the first city that I ever lived in) was
trauma enough until I discovered a horse named Boo.

Dan ii

Dan W McCarn, Geologist
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On Tue, May 14, 2013 at 12:15 PM, Egidi, Philip <Egidi.Philip at epa.gov>wrote:

> Dan and Franz,
> I walked by those specimens for some time and miss looking at them. It was
> very early in my career, but do remember them.
> It was a shame the display had to go because the radiation safety people
> had an issue with them. Sigh.
> That facility still exists, but in a much smaller role and has a much
> smaller footprint. I was there just last week for a meeting; there is a
> tremendous amount of history that was made at that site during and after
> WWII.
> Past history informs today's practices...
>
> PVE
> Philip Egidi
> Environmental Scientist
> U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
> Radiation Protection Division
> Washington, DC
> (202) 343-9186 (work)
> (970) 209-2885 (Cell)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu [mailto:
> radsafe-bounces at health.phys.iit.edu] On Behalf Of Dan McCarn
> Sent: Tuesday, May 14, 2013 1:50 PM
> To: The International Radiation Protection (Health Physics) Mailing List
> Subject: Re: [ RadSafe ] Seriously Scary Radioactive Products From The
> 20thCentury
>
> Dear Franz:
>
> Back in the early '80s, I provided the Museum of Natural History in Vienna
> the entire radioactive mineral collection from the DOE Operations, Grand
> Junction, Colorado. These rare and beautiful specimens were in the display
> cases at the main entrance of Grand Junction Operations and provided to the
> Austrian Government from the US DOE via the IAEA where I worked. Many had
> historical significance dating back to Madame Curie's mines in the Colorado
> Plateau.
>
> Best!
>
> Dan ii
>
> Dan W McCarn, Geologist
> 108 Sherwood Blvd
> Los Alamos, NM 87544-3425
> +1-505-672-2014 (Home - New Mexico)
> +1-505-670-8123 (Mobile - New Mexico)
> HotGreenChile at gmail.com (Private email) HotGreenChile at gmail dot com
>
>
> On Sun, May 12, 2013 at 11:35 AM, Franz Schönhofer <
> franz.schoenhofer at chello.at> wrote:
>
> > Cary,
> >
> > Thank you for this post! I am very interested in "ancient" use of
> > radioactive material in consumer products. I have a small collection
> > of various devices including an original US Revigator, Fiesta ware,
> > radium dials etc. and a lot of literature. I hope you are aware that
> > quite a few persons are interested in this topic and for instance
> > Prof. Henning von Philipsborn, University of Regensburg (retired), has
> > a great collection. My collection is small, but nice, with various
> > uranium ores I collected myself in one of the most beautiful areas of
> > this world - the US South West - and crystals of radioactive minerals.
> > (Please don't tell the relevant Austrian radiation protection
> > authorities about it....) There is a lot about this topic to be found in
> the internet.
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Franz
> >
> > -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- From: Cary Renquist
> > Sent: Friday, May 10, 2013 10:07 PM
> > To: radsafe at health.phys.iit.edu
> > Subject: [ RadSafe ] Seriously Scary Radioactive Products From The
> > 20thCentury
> >
> >
> > Yet another compilation of old radioactive consumer products.
> > (most appear to be European)
> > http://j.mp/12jycaL
> >
> > Cary
> >
> > --
> > Cary Renquist
> > Cary.renquist at ezag.com
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