RE: "Hot Particle"

["Bjorn Cedervall" <bcradsafers@hotmail.com>]

>"Hot particle" means a discrete radioactive fragment that is insoluble
>in water and is less than 1 mm in any dimension.
Following the Chernobyl disaster, one of our (Swedish) newspapers clarified 
the definition in their special way to the public: A picture of a particle 
with a 2 inch (5 cm) diameter was shown - magnified from a microscopic 
picture - and with a headline saying "DID YOU GET ONE OF THESE IN YOUR 
THROAT?"

Just my comment.

Bjorn Cedervall  bcradsafers@hotmail.com

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