[Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] Hot meters.. more

[Peter Gottlieb]

It's not a "useless" scare, radium can indeed be quite hazardous.  Their 
response, however, is definitely over the top as any intact instrument poses 
an insignificant risk.  Those with broken glass or external, exposed radium 
paint need to be handled by trained personnel with proper personal 
protection.  A large number of instruments in one place could also pose an 
exposure risk and should not be where personnel work in close proximity. 
However, it would not take much shielding to protect from it.



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Sent: Wednesday, May 04, 2005 1:05 AM
Subject: [Milsurplus] Re: [ARC5] Hot meters.. more


> Another useless scare from the people who outlawed Freon, started the 
> global
> warming scare, and have paint police.
>
> In a message dated 5/3/2005 11:39:53 PM Central Daylight Time, 
> jfor at quik.com
> writes:
>> >From another list:
>>
>> ********************
>>
>> Subject:         Re: [MV] [R-390] Meters and Radium-226........ 
>> speedomtrs
>> NEXT?
>>
>>    Date:         Tue, 3 May 2005 20:09:55 -0700 (PDT)
>>    From:         Joe Foley <redmenaced at yahoo.com>
>>      To:         "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh at mil-veh.org>
>>
>>
>> --- DCrespy at aol.com wrote:
>> >Not too far off topic, I hope.  From the AVweb web  site.  (Wonder if 
>> >they
>> have any R-390/390A  meters?)
>> >
>> >Harry  KG5LO
>> >Saline MI
>> >
>> >Hazardous Instruments Keep Pilots From  Planes
>
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