RE: Societies issue primer on radiological terrorism threats:Kearnypracticalities

["Dukelow, James S Jr" <jim.dukelow@PNL.GOV>]

John Jacobus and other wrote:

-----Original Message-----

From: John Jacobus [mailto:crispy_bird@YAHOO.COM] 

Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 2:51 PM

To: Jane Orient; 'Howard Long'; 'radsafe'

Subject: RE: Societies issue primer on radiological terrorism

threats:Kearny practicalities





I agree, and I was obviously not too clear.  (As I

reread it, I must have lost my train of thought)



My point is that fallout from a nuclear weapon would

contain a significant number of radionuclides that

would give a higher dose than the iodines.  However,

the population would probably have enough time to take

shelter and sequester dairy products.  Of course, you

would take the same precautions following a reactor

accident, as Chernobyl, a reactor accident,

demonstrated the risk from iodine uptake.



I am not a proponent of handing out KI automatically

in either case.



--- Jane Orient <jorient@mindspring.com> wrote:

> Thyroid blockage is needed whenever ingestion of

> radioactive iodine is a

> possibility. That is definitely a component of

> fallout from a nuclear

> weapon. Yes, it could happen in a reactor accident

> (extremely unlikely), but

> it's okay to talk about that one.

> 

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

> From: John Jacobus [mailto:crispy_bird@yahoo.com]

> Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2004 1:17 PM

> To: Howard Long; John Jacobus; radsafe

> Cc: Jane Orient

> Subject: Re: Societies issue primer on radiological

> terrorism threats:Kearny

> practicalities

> 

> My understanding is the thyroid blockage is an issue

> for reactor accident release, not a nuclear attack.

> Chernobyle, again, clearly demonstrated the risks

> associated with iodine releases from a reactor.

> 

> --- Howard Long <hflong@pacbell.net> wrote:



  <snip>



================



Sequester milk and turn it into aged cheese?



What radionuclides other that I-131 show up in milk following a reactor

accident or nuclear explosion?  What pathways other than dairy for

I-131?



Best regards.



Jim Dukelow

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory

Richland WA

Jim.dukelow@pnl.gov



These comments are mine and have not been reviewed and/or approved by my

management or by the U.S. Department of Energy.

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