Re: DU talk

["Jerry Cohen" <jjcohen@PRODIGY.NET>]

What is misleading about calling material with a U-238/U-235 ratio < that of

natural uranium "depleted" Is it misleading to call that with a ratio

>natural uranium "enriched"?





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From: Sandy Perle <sandyfl@EARTHLINK.NET>

To: Dimiter Popoff <tgi@cit.bg>; <radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 1:53 PM

Subject: Re: DU talk





> On 25 Nov 2002 at 22:39, Dimiter Popoff wrote:

>

> > So it is OK to use words like "depleted" to make misleading implications

and

> > it is not when words like "nuclear", "radioactive" etc. are used for

similar

> > purposes? Or are things really that bad in the US - like it used to be

> > in the USSR times -

>

> Dimiter,

>

> I fail to see your point?  Are you saying that one should not use the

> term depleted when discussing depleted uranium. Does not the D in DU

> stand for Depleted?  I don't believe that DU is a US term. Please

> correct me if I am completely understanding the point you are trying

> to make.

>

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