Re: Radioactive package seized

[BLHamrick@AOL.COM]

In a message dated 9/30/2003 7:04:11 PM Pacific Standard Time, 

Floyd.Flanigan@nmcco.com writes:

As per the article "The regional emergencies ministry said the package, 

discovered 

Tuesday, was emitting radiation at a rate thousands of times higher 

than the norm in Kiev of 0.05 milliroentgens an hour." it seems they haven't 

hammered down a real number for the dose rate. "thousands of times the 

norm......0.05 milliroentgens an hour" 

.....1000x.05=50milliroentgens/hr.......2000x.05=100milliroentgens/hr......etc. Depending on just how many "thousands of 

times" they are talking about, they could be talking about a considerable dose 

rate. 

You're absolutely right!!  I misread that.  My mistake.



Barbara