Radium (was: Fernald Leak)

[Rick_Strickert@radian.com (Rick Strickert)]

Sandy Perle forwarded a news item to the list that contained the
following:

>  The project is attempting to recover 4,500 grams of radium (slightly
>  less than 10 pounds) from 10,000 tons of nuclear waste at the plant.
>  Fernald, located 18 miles northwest of Cincinnati, has the largest-
>  known supply of radium in the world.

How much radium is at Fernald, and is there an industrial or medical use
for that much radium?

Rick

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