[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index]
Radiation and plane crashes
- To: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu (IPM Return requested)
- Subject: Radiation and plane crashes
- From: Mike Broderick <Mike.Broderick@oklaosf.state.ok.us>
- Date: 14 Aug 1997 08:44:18 -0500
- Alternate-Recipient: Allowed
- Conversion: Allowed
- Disclose-Recipients: Prohibited
- Original-Encoded-Information-Types: IA5-Text
- Priority: normal
- X400-Content-Type: P2-1988 ( 22 )
- X400-Mts-Identifier: [/c=US/admd= /prmd=OK/; 0337233F30BB2004-MTAOK]
- X400-Originator: Mike.Broderick@oklaosf.state.ok.us
- X400-Received: by mta MTAOK in /c=US/admd= /prmd=OK/; Relayed; 14 Aug 1997 08:44:18 -0500
- X400-Received: by /c=US/admd= /prmd=OK/; Relayed; 14 Aug 1997 08:44:18 -0500
- X400-Recipients: non-disclosure;
Speaking of radiation and plane crashes, I understand many aircraft use fairly
massive depleted uranium counterweights in the ailerons and control surfaces. I
don't have specific knowledge, but 10 CFR mentions a general license for
Promethium and Tritium "illumination devices" in aircraft. Aircraft would seem
like a logical place to use Strontium-90 ice detection devices. Does anyone have
any specific knowledge or experience in dealing with radioactive materials
contamination after a commercial or military aircraft crash?
I'm not suggesting this is a major hazard compared with the plane crash, but I'd
think there would be disposal issues, if nothing else.