[ RadSafe ] WISE Uranium caluclators etc

[James Salsman]

So, inhaling 5 grams of depleted uranium trioxide, or about
20 times the LD50/30 for rabbits, results in only a 182 mrem
exposure, according to the calculator, without any mention
at all of the chemical toxicity.

And people can't understand why I don't think it's such a
great idea to "merely" have radiation safety professionals
in charge of exposure decisions for heavy metals.

Sincerely,
James Salsman

Copied from http://www10.antenna.nl/wise/uranium/rdcu.html :

-- Inhalation, using dose coefficients from ICRP 72 (public) --

5 g UO3 of natural uranium
(depleted to 0.2 wt% U-235 from enrichment to 3.5 wt% U-235)

  (single exposure)

Delay        0 years: Dose: 182.1 mSv
Delay        1 years: Dose: 182.5 mSv