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To: xcamel

May I ask what cobalt 60 powder is?


340 posted on 01/31/2007 2:19:45 PM PST by diamond6 (Everyone who is for abortion has been born. Ronald Reagan)
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To: diamond6

makes a nice dirty bomb - like cesium and other radioactive materials


346 posted on 01/31/2007 2:22:06 PM PST by xcamel (Press to Test, Release to Detonate)
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To: diamond6

Cobalt-60 is an isotope of cobalt that is radioactive. The ground state has a half life of 5.271 years and produces powerful gamma and beta radiation.

Cesium-137 has a half life of 30.07 years and also produced beta and gamma radiation.


620 posted on 02/01/2007 11:41:59 AM PST by MadHatChemist
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