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RE: Disintigrating hose -Reply




Also check out NCRP Report 51, Appendix B.4, "Thresholds for
Radiation Damage to Selected Materials and Systems."

A couple of the entries are as follows:

Plastics lose tensile strength:  1e6 to 1e9 rads

Natural rubber loses elasticity:  5e6 to 3e7 rads

Polymers and oils unusable:  1e10 to 3e10 rads

v/r
Michael
mford@pantex.com
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