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RE: Radar Tubes from WWII Fighter Aircraft
Bob,
We at White Sands Missile Range have seen some of the old aircraft after
being used as targets. However we do not have any great data on this. My
recommendation would be to contact the folks at Davis-Monthan AFB in Tucson
at (520) 228-4363/8010/8200 for assistance. They should have
some records on this. Good Luck.
Mike Hart
Health Physicist
White Sands Missile Range
hartm@wsmr.army.mil
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> From: Bob Beleckis [SMTP:BBELECKI@tnrcc.state.tx.us]
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> I'm looking for information concerning the average concentration of =
> radionuclides in radar tubes used in WWII fighter aircraft. We may have =
> several hundred of these tubes buried at a former air force base in Texas.
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> We have not been able to locate any of them for analysis. =20
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> The information will be used in a RESRAD calculation to help provide =
> additional assurances that the site can be released for unrestricted use.
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> Besides the radionuclide concentrations, does anyone knows the approximate
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> date(s) the tubes were manufactured or the name of the manufacturer(s)? =
> We anticipate that radioisotopes of Cobalt, Thorium, Krypton, Nickel, =
> Tritium, and Americium may be present in the tubes. Thank you for your =
> help.
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> Sincerely,
>
> Bob Beleckis =20
> MC-126, Radioactive Material Licensing
> Waste Permits Division
> Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
> Phone: (512) 239-6073
> E-mail: bbelecki@tnrcc.state.tx.us
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