[ RadSafe ] Germany to compensate 500 ex-soldiers who developed cancer after radiation exposure

[Robert Atkinson]

Hi,
It's not clear from the report if the cause was ionising or non-ionising radiation. DU is not used in radar sets as far as I know, but other isotopes typically are. These include Kr85, Ni63, Cs137 and Ra226 in voltage regulator and T/R tubes (valves) to maintain a small level of ionisation, H3 and Ra226 for control illumination and Uranium glass in glass to metal seals in high power tubes.
They can also have a lot of toxins including lead, beryllium (metal and oxide) cadmium and PCB's (not the circuit board!).

Regards,
Robert Atkinson 
MRAeS G8RPI.


-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf Of Franta, Jaroslav
Sent: 30 June 2005 18:47
To: radsafe
Subject: RE: [ RadSafe ] Germany to compensate 500 ex-soldiers who developed cancer after radiation exposure

German soldiers and their families have long sought damages for 
illnesses such as leukemia and testicular cancer that they believe is 
the result of poor protection against radiation from radar equipment.
<SNIP>


Soooo.... was this radar equipment made of DU, or what ?

Jaro 
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