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Re: irradiation of US mail

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Subject: Re: irradiation of US mail
From: "Vincent Chase" <CHASEV@war.wyeth.com>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2001 15:29:13 -0400

The dose to inactivate bacillus spores is around 2.5 megarad.  Even at this dose, some spores are particulary hard to kill.  This means a commerical irradiation facility is probably required, not some home-grown, portable accelerator.



One Russian bioweapons expert has suggested using a steam iron on letters as sort of a mini-autoclave.  This, of course, only works on letters.  Packages are another matter all together.



Sound silly, but with the paranoia of the times, it probably won't be the silliest.



Regards,

Vince







Vince Chase, CHP

Radiation Safety Officer

Wyeth-Ayerst Research

Princeton, NJ 08543



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