[ RadSafe ] Radioactive thorium 232 and cerium found in bodies of cancer ...

Tue Oct 29 11:31:58 CDT 2013

Hmmmmmm,

      Thorium Reactor --- Light Water Breeder  Reactor????

      Described in Nero's Nuclear Fission/Power  book.

      Joe Preisig

In a message dated 10/29/2013 12:03:09 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time,  
tdc at xrayted.com writes:

Also -  take a look  at:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorium-based_nuclear_power

I  found this when doing a Google search for Thorium CANDU reactors as I  
thought I had once heard that these used Thorium.

On 10/28/2013  8:49 PM, Dan McCarn wrote:
> Dear Group:
>
> First Th-232 is  the most common, naturally-occurring isotope of Th. See:
>  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isotopes_of_thorium
>
>  From my  preliminary reading, the geochemical / metasomatic process of
>  albitization is common in parts of Sardinia. Albitization causes the
>  mobilization of rare-earths, thorium & uranium and other  rock-forming
> elements and trace elements which are subsequently  remineralized and in
> some cases form economic ore bodies. Albitization  is the replacement of
> Ca-feldspar with Na-feldspar  (CaAl2Si2O8 +  4SiO2 + 2Na+ → 2NaAlSi3O8 + 
Ca2+;
> anorthite + quartz + sodium (in  aqueous solution) → albite + calcium (in
> aqueous solution) during  which other rock components (REE, U, Th) are
> mobilized. If the volume  of rock undergoing albitization is large, then 
the
> potential for the  resulting solutions to form deposits (REE, U, Th) is 
also
>  high.
>
> A metasomatic process is the mass replacement of one  mineral with another
> in a rock. Albitization is a common form of  metasomatism.
>
> I think this is cherry picking... Thorium is  commonly associated with
> rare-earths; Cerium being the most abundant  REE. Because of the geology, 
I
> suspect that everyone in that  particular region of Sardinia may, in fact,
> have elevated body burdens  of Cerium / Thorium due, in large part, to the
> natural environment.  So, picking "cancer victims" to describe body 
burdens
> of Ce & Th  is probably not statistically sound.  That said, 
technologically
>  elevated concentrations from previous mining may be present near  
abandoned
> mines.
>
> Rare-earths in  Sardinia:
>
> Daniela Medas, Rosa Cidu, Giovanni De Giudici,  Francesca Podda
> (2013), Rare-earth mining in Sardinia:Geochemistry of  rare earth elements
> in water and solid materials at abandoned mines in  SW Sardinia
> (Italy), Journal of Geochemical Exploration, Volume 133,  October 2013,
> Pages 149–159
>  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0375674213001131
>
>  G. CARCANGIU, M. PALOMBA AND M. TAMANIN (1997), REE-bearing minerals in  
the
> albitites of central Sardina, Italy,  Mineralogical Magazine,  April 1997,
> Vol. 61, pp. 271-283
>  http://www.minersoc.org/pages/Archive-MM/Volume_61/61-405-271.pdf
>
>  MARCELLA PALOMBA (2001), Geological, mineralogical, geochemical  features
> and genesis of the albitite deposits of Central Sardinia  (Italy)
>  
http://unica2.unica.it/~preside/fileadmin/Documenti_ricerca/Documenti_rendiconti/Volumi/Volume71/04_Palomba.pdf
>
>
>  Dan ii
>
> Dan W McCarn, Geologist
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>
> On Mon, Oct 28, 2013 at 12:08 PM, Miller, Mark L  <mmiller at sandia.gov> 
wrote:
>
>> ... a clear cautionary  reminder for all of us to stay within our area of
>> professional  expertise!  OTOH, there is no peer-review process to slow  
down
>> "sharing" your opinions with others and have them cited and  repeated by
>> others (like Christina Macfearson).
>>  ________________________________________
>> From: Roger Helbig  [rwhelbig at gmail.com]
>> Sent: Saturday, October 26, 2013 5:50  PM
>> To: RADSAFE
>> Subject: [ RadSafe ] Radioactive  thorium 232 and cerium found in bodies 
of
>> cancer  victims
>>
>> "nuclear physicist Evandro Lodi Rizzini of  Brescia University and CERN
>> (European Organization for Nuclear  Research" - This person seems to be
>> legitimate scientist.  Is  he?
>>
>> Roger Helbig
>>
>> Radioactive  thorium 232 and cerium found in bodies of cancer  victims
>>
>> by Christina  MacPherson
>>
>> The nuclear physicist Evandro Lodi Rizzini  of Brescia University and 
CERN
>> (European Organization for Nuclear  Research) found elevated levels of
>> radioactive thorium 232 and  cerium (proving that the thorium was 
man-made)
>> in the tissues of  15 of 18 bodies of Quirra-area shepherds who died of
>> cancer  between 1995 and 2000.
>>
>> On March 24, 2012 Fiordalisi  indicted twenty people on charges of 
"willful
>> omission of  precautions against injury and aggravated disasters or 
because
>>  they falsely certified the absence of pollution with the aim to "hide  
the
>> environmental disaster." The documents from Fiordalisi's  investigation 
have
>> now been turned over to a tribunal for  prosecution. Read More Here...
>>  http://www.nonukes.it/rna/nothorium/news200.html
>>
>>  Christina MacPherson | October 26, 2013 at 5:34 am | Categories:
>>  health, Uranium | URL:  http://wp.me/phgse-fgI
>>
>>
>>  
http://nuclear-news.net/2013/10/26/radioactive-thorium-232-and-cerium-found-in-bodies-of-cancer-victims/
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