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RE: radioactive devices
All,
Being in the military, and having an Identification Guide for Radioactive
Sources in Foreign Materiel from a military intelligence source, I can
verify that the abbreviation T used on materiel of Soviet manufacture is
used to indicate tritium. There is a picture of a Yugoslavian mortar sight
in the guide and it has "T 74 GBq" stamped on it.
I hope this was helpful.
Andrew L. Scott
CPT, MS
Project Manager,
Medical Health Physics
USACHPPM
(410) 436-5145
DSN 584-5145
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andrew.scott@apg.amedd.army.mil
-----Original Message-----
From: Ching, Jeff [mailto:CHING.JEFF@email.mcclellan.af.mil]
Sent: Thursday, May 20, 1999 10:03 AM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: RE: radioactive devices
T probably stands for tritium and 10,88GBq is probably 10.88 GBq (Europeans
use commas instead of periods for decimal points).
Jeff Ching [ching.jeff@email.mcclellan.af.mil]
McClellan Nuclear Radiation Center
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Robin Beasley [SMTP:rebeasley@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 19, 1999 9:45 PM
> To: Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: radioactive devices
>
> Radsafers,
>
> I've recently run across radioactive devices that may be of foreign
> origin. They seem to be aiming devices and the writing on them would
> lead me to believe they are Russian but, I can't confirm any of that.
> The activity label reads
> T 10,88GBq
> I've assumed this to mean 88GBq, but what is the T 10? Anyone have any
> ideas or other suggestions for what the activity label means?
>
> Robin Beasley
> rebeasley@earthlink.net
>
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