https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11781695/Fire-involving-URANIUM-breaks-Tennessee-National-Security-Complex.html
A fire 'involving uranium' broke out at a National Security
Complex in Tennessee with all staff being evacuated from the site.
The National Nuclear Security Administration said that an
emergency response responded to the blaze on Wednesday morning
at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge.
All of their 200 employees were accounted for, with other
buildings next to the site being evacuated as a precaution.
Authorities confirmed that the material involved in the fire was
a metal compound of uranium.
. . .
A metal compound of ??? Uranium IS a metal - it really
won't be keen to form "compounds" (that's a chemical
term) with other metals. Other metals can be mixed in
with it, forming an "alloy" though - but WHAT other
metals and WHY ?
Anyway, U238/U235 isn't horribly radioactive - but
it's *persistently* radioactive and can bind with
proteins and even bone. You don't want it on, or
in, you.
Depending on the scale, this could be a BAD incident.
A metal compound of ??? Uranium IS a metal - it really
won't be keen to form "compounds" (that's a chemical term) with other
metals. Other metals can be mixed in with it, forming an "alloy"
though - but WHAT other metals and WHY ?
On Wed, 22 Feb 2023 23:12:59 -0500, 25B.E866 wrote:
A metal compound of ??? Uranium IS a metal - it really
won't be keen to form "compounds" (that's a chemical term) with other
metals. Other metals can be mixed in with it, forming an "alloy"
though - but WHAT other metals and WHY ?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uranium_compounds
The article was written by a 'journalist'. Just as well it wasn't pure uranium.
What's interesting is that it was flammable ... makes you
wonder what weird brew they had there. U/Pu hybrid ???
That'd be nasty if it escaped.
On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 01:19:59 -0500, 25B.E866 wrote:
What's interesting is that it was flammable ... makes you
wonder what weird brew they had there. U/Pu hybrid ???
That'd be nasty if it escaped.
https://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/1969.pdf
Their chief concern is powdered uranium. Uranium hexafluoride isn't
flammable but when exposed to water one of the decomposition products is hydrogen fluoride. add more water and you have hydrofluoric acid which is nasty stuff.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-11781695/Fire-involving-URANIUM-breaks-Tennessee-National-Security-Complex.html
A fire 'involving uranium' broke out at a National Security
Complex in Tennessee with all staff being evacuated from the site.
The National Nuclear Security Administration said that an
emergency response responded to the blaze on Wednesday morning
at the Y-12 National Security Complex in Oak Ridge.
All of their 200 employees were accounted for, with other
buildings next to the site being evacuated as a precaution.
Authorities confirmed that the material involved in the fire was
a metal compound of uranium.
. . .
A metal compound of ??? Uranium IS a metal - it really
won't be keen to form "compounds" (that's a chemical
term) with other metals. Other metals can be mixed in
with it, forming an "alloy" though - but WHAT other
metals and WHY ?
Anyway, U238/U235 isn't horribly radioactive - but
it's *persistently* radioactive and can bind with
proteins and even bone. You don't want it on, or
in, you.
Depending on the scale, this could be a BAD incident.
It was also used in bullets but I believe toxicity precludes use today.
On 2/23/2023 10:58 AM, rbowman wrote:
On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 01:19:59 -0500, 25B.E866 wrote:
What's interesting is that it was flammable ... makes you
wonder what weird brew they had there. U/Pu hybrid ???
That'd be nasty if it escaped.
https://nj.gov/health/eoh/rtkweb/documents/fs/1969.pdf
Their chief concern is powdered uranium. Uranium hexafluoride isn't
flammable but when exposed to water one of the decomposition products is
hydrogen fluoride. add more water and you have hydrofluoric acid which is
nasty stuff.
I recall seeing a guy using it on a flintlock:
https://www.orau.org/health-physics-museum/collection/consumer/depleted-uranium/frizzen.html
It was also used in bullets but I believe toxicity precludes use today.
On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 12:09:41 -0500, Frank wrote:
It was also used in bullets but I believe toxicity precludes use today.
https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/brutal-reason-american-tanks-shoot- depleted-uranium-shells-115571
https://www.orau.org/health-physics-museum/collection/consumer/depleted- uranium/penetrators.html
Unless you're driving a tank, a Bradley, or a Warthog.
I don't know if it's still the case but DU was also used for adjusting the
CG on aircraft.
It is very toxic. Don't get it on you. It's one of those sneaky
poisons too - soaks in before you feel much on the skin. We got
multiple warnings about it in chem-lab classes way back in the day ...
heavy rubber gloves ......
Also etches glass - widely used for that purpose.'
Have no idea what it's use would be in bullets.
That'd be ridiculous. Lead is just as heavy and dirt cheap.
On Thu, 23 Feb 2023 22:44:43 -0500, 25B.E866 wrote:
It is very toxic. Don't get it on you. It's one of those sneaky
poisons too - soaks in before you feel much on the skin. We got
multiple warnings about it in chem-lab classes way back in the day ...
heavy rubber gloves ......
Also etches glass - widely used for that purpose.'
I've wondered about those DIY kits to etch roses on your car's windows. I assume it's dilute but still...
Have no idea what it's use would be in bullets.
HF? None? DU? Quite popular for shooting up Iraq.
Maybe as a toxin ... it has no other function in
ammunition. If anyone IS using it in ammo it's a violation of a
number of chemical weapons treaties and UN rez.
On Fri, 24 Feb 2023 22:27:33 -0500, 25A.I866 wrote:
Maybe as a toxin ... it has no other function in
ammunition. If anyone IS using it in ammo it's a violation of a
number of chemical weapons treaties and UN rez.
https://21stcenturywire.com/2022/05/03/revealed-are-france-and-nato- shipping-depleted-uranium-weaponry-into-ukraine/
You really need to research the use of DU in weapons. Not only is it used
as projectiles it is also used as armor.
https://taskandpurpose.com/news/a-10-warthog-armor-piercing-incendiary- rounds/
https://www.popularmechanics.com/military/weapons/a42676794/radioactive- armor-m1-abrams-tanks/
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