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John -
Good point, but why would they use something for which we have "the miracle
drug"? (he said tongue firmly implanted in cheek). Why not use something for
which all those "magic anti-radiation pills" are useless?
P.S. For "national security reasons", they didn't identify the particular
"radionuclides of concern", but it doesn't take a mental wizard to figure out
what they are.
Again, my $0.02 worth ...
Jim
>>> "Jacobus, John (NIH/OD/ORS)" <jacobusj@ors.od.nih.gov> 12/5/2002 22:30:33 >>> My guess is that they are focused on radionuclides that could pose a "real" threat of long term exposure, like Cs-137 or Co-60. However, it the purpose is to frighten people, why not use I-131? Once again, we are not thinking creatively. -- John John Jacobus, MS Certified Health Physicist jenday1@msn.com -----Original Message----- From: Jim Hardeman Sent: 12/4/2002 6:04:59 PM To: radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu Subject: RE: MEDHP-SEC: Article: High Security Trips Up Some IrradiatedPatients, Doctors Say Jaro - From what I recently heard in Washington, DC at the recent American Nuclear Society (ANS), neither NRC, EPA, DOE nor the Office of Homeland Security consider I-131 to be an "excellent candidate" for a dirty bomb ... primarily due to the short half-life. . . . ************************************************************************ You are currently subscribed to the Radsafe mailing list. To unsubscribe, send an e-mail to Majordomo@list.vanderbilt.edu Put the text "unsubscribe radsafe" (no quote marks) in the body of the e-mail, with no subject line. You can view the Radsafe archives at http://www.vanderbilt.edu/radsafe/ |