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RE: DU Chip Fire



Tony,



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Jim 



> ----------

> From: 	Tony

> Harrison[SMTP:laharris%smtpgate.dphe.state.co.us@internet.al.gov]

> Sent: 	Thursday, March 01, 2001 1:56 PM

> To: 	Multiple recipients of list

> Subject: 	Re: DU Chip Fire

> 

> If you can find it, one good reference is "Recommended Plutonium Release

> Fractions from Postulated Fires, Final Report to EG&G Rocky Flats Inc.";

> V. Kogan & P.M. Schumacher, Battelle, 1993.  As the title implies, it's

> mostly about plutonium, but reviews some uranium data as well.

> 

> One of the references in back of the above report is "Oxidation of

> Depleted Uranium Penetrators and Aerosol Dispersal at High

> Temperatures"; J.C. Elder & M.C. Tinkle, LA-8610-MS. Los Alamos National

> Laboratory, 1980.

> Maybe someone from LANL can help track that one down.

> 

> Tony Harrison

> Colorado Dept. of Public Health & Environment

> Laboratory and Radiation Services Division

> (303)692-3046

> tony.harrison@state.co.us 

> 

> 

> >>> mborisky@arl.army.mil 03/01/01 01:26PM >>>

> Dear Radsafers,

> 

> Can any of you point me to a quantitative study that characterized any

> aerosolization and dispersion of DU involved in a DU chips or DU fines

> fire?

> 

> Thanks

> 

> Michael Borisky

> Health Physicist

> ARMY Research Lab

> mborisky@arl.army.mil 

> 301-394-6310

> 

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