Re: Scare tactics

[Mike McNaughton <MCNAUGHT@lanl.gov>]

At 10:56 PM 2/9/99 -0600, you wrote:
>Certainly if U is detected
> in the drinkign water it must have come from another source, and not the
> tailings. 

What method was used to identify the radioactivity as uranium? Some
analytical methods look for the charateristic gamma-ray emissions from
uranium daughters such as radium and polonium. If so, mill tailings will
show up as "uranium".


"Shlala gashle" (Zulu greeting meaning "stay safe") mike
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