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DU weapons

To: radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
Subject: DU weapons
From: psr@po.cwru.edu (P S Rao)
Date: Mon, 10 Nov 1997 14:39:03 -0500 (EST)

Can an informed Radsafer enlighten me on the following?

How is a DU projectile built?  What is the radiation level around one?  Is
it a solid, or is there coarse or fine powder within some type of casing?
Does it shatter on impact, and if so how big can the shrapnel get?  If
shrapnel is embedded in a body, is there a pathway for the uranium to get
into urine?  Does it burn, and if so, how toxic are the fumes?

Thanks in advance.

P. Sridhar Rao, Mailstop BSH5056, Univ Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio 44106.
Tel: 216-844-1295.   Fax: 216-844-3300.   E-mail: psr@po.cwru.edu

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