Re: talk to journos

[Muckerheide <muckerheide@attbi.com>]

Really happened



on 9/1/02 7:38 PM, Sonter Mark at sonterm@EPA.NSW.GOV.AU wrote:



> Hi everybody,

> 

> The famous 'radioactive boy scout' story, where some young fellow collects

> radium paint and thorium mantles and wraps them in alfoil to make neutron

> source etc finally contaminating his grandmother's toolshed (and supposedly,

> half the neighbourhood as well), is it an urban myth or did it really

> happen?

> 

> Mark S

> 

> Mark Sonter

> Radiation Control Section

> NSW Environmental Protection Authority

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> Phone +61 2 9995 5974

> 

> 

> -----Original Message-----

> From:    Ben Selinger [SMTP:Ben.Selinger@anu.edu.au]

> <mailto:[SMTP:Ben.Selinger@anu.edu.au]>

> Sent:    Friday, 30 August 2002 9:20

> To:    Sonter Mark

> Subject:    RE: talk to journos

> 

> Dear Mark,

> I have been researching the Reader's Digest radioactive scout story.  The

> article is a shortened reprint of an article in Harpers magazine of November

> 1998 which gives more detail.  However, there is no independent verification

> and as the souts name is David Hahn (any relation to Otto?????, I am

> concerned it may be  spoof, although the science reads fine.

> I notice it comes up as a heading in your notes.  Do you know anything more

> about it?

> Thanks

> Ben S.

> 

> 

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