[TheForge] Weird nucular ( facts?????)

[Ron Childers]

Figures don't lie but liars figure. 

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> 
> Just finished radiation training at work.  Two "facts"
> that I like.
> 
> 1.    A banana has enough natural radiation that if it
> were test material, it would have to be controlled.
> 2.    Someone calculated the deaths from sun radiation
> each year, and the increased risks of additional
> background radiation which occur due to high elevation
> (i.e. Denver Colorado).  They calculated that a little
> over 1,000 additional deaths occur each year
> worldwide(statistically) due to women wearing 1" high heel
> shoes.  They are 1" closer to the sun.
> 
> Go figure.
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> So Grover, what if she were wearing heels and eating a
> bananna at the same time?
> On the serious side, what about the by-products like
> depleted uranium. Not only do the bullets kill a person,
> but the by-products keep on killing for generations.
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> 
> McDermott Presses Amendment to Study Possible DU Health
> Impacts on U.S. Soldiers
> 
> Republican Joins Effort
> 
> For Immediate Release, May 9, 2006
> 
> Representative Jim McDermott (WA-D), today submitted an
> amendment to the House Rules Committee, calling for a
> comprehensive study of the possible health impacts to U.S.
> soldiers from the military's use of depleted uranium (DU)
> munitions.  Republican Rep. Chris Shays (CT-R), joined
> McDermott in requesting that the amendment be allowed for
> consideration to the Department of Defense authorization
> (DoD) bill, which is scheduled for debate in the House
> tomorrow.
> 
> "There are too many legitimate medical questions
> concerning possible adverse health effects on our soldiers
> in Iraq from the U.S. military's use of depleted uranium,"
> McDermott said.  "We owe it to our soldiers to get
> answers."
> 
> Earlier in this Congress, McDermott introduced H.R. 2410. 
> This bill calls for a comprehensive study of health
> effects from exposure to DU, a study of the environment
> where DU has been tested in the United States, and
> mitigation and cleanup of contaminated sites, if studies
> find DU to be harmful.
> 
> The Pentagon routinely states that DU is a safe and
> effective weapon, and the Republican-controlled Congress
> refuses to hold a hearing on the issue or McDermott's
> legislation.  However, many veterans of the Gulf Wars
> believe that exposure to depleted uranium could be a cause
> of Gulf War Syndrome.
> 
> "As a medical doctor, I know the difference between a
> cursory and a comprehensive study," McDermott said.  "We
> don't have the kind of credible, independent, scientific
> evidence on which to judge DU harmful or not.  U.S.
> soldiers deserve better than 'trust us,' which is what the
> Pentagon is saying.  They said that before during the
> Vietnam War when concerns were raised about the use of
> Agent Orange.  Decades later, the Pentagon finally
> admitted Agent Orange was harmful.  I have the same
> concerns about DU."
> 
> McDermott said his amendment differs from his legislation
> in order to jump parliamentary hurdles to be included in
> the DoD authorization bill.  The amendment Reps. McDermott
> and Shays submitted calls only for a comprehensive study
> of health effects on U.S. soldiers.
> 
> "I was willing to scale back my DU legislation to fit the
> narrow requirements of the Rules Committee," McDermott
> said, "because U.S. soldiers have every right to know if
> exposure to depleted uranium might harm them now or in the
> future."
> 
> "Our soldiers deserve our thanks, and they deserve our
> commitment to a comprehensive medical study that will
> answer scientifically and independently whether DU poses
> health dangers."
> 
> The House Rules Committee could render a decision on the
> McDermott-Shays Amendment later this evening
> 
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I wonder if DU rounds are like thorated tungsten for TIGs?
For those that don't know there are different Tungsten you
can use in a TIG and thorated is one which is mildly radio
active. On it's own it is fine, but when it is ground for to
make the tip, you get radioactive dust. What do you think
happens to DU rounds when they slam in to other metal. 

Cheers
Martin
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