DU in a fire

[Michael McNaughton <mcnaught@lanl.gov>]

Dear RadSafers

Are there any concerns about DU shrapnel in a fire? At some outdoor areas
of Los Alamos National Lab., there is DU shrapnel on the ground and
embedded in trees, as a result of 50 years of tests. In a brush or forest
fire, what should a firefighter be concerned about? 

Thank you, mike

Mike McNaughton
email: mcnaught@LANL.gov or mcnaughton@LANL.gov
phone: (505)667-6130
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