What part of the word ‘depleted’ don’t people understand? DEPLETED - as in depleted of its radioactive isotopes and therefore NON-RADIOACTIVE. It’s not nuclear physics, people. Actually, I guess it is. :=)
Someone tell that Zimmermann Juror that WORDS HAVE MEANING.
It is radioactive but not so anyone would notice.
U238 is an Alpha particle emitter; the radiation could be shield with a sheet of paper. Pretty harmless unless you breathe it, eat it or get it in your eye.
It is a heavy metal so it is pretty poisonous. But if these are solid parts none of those dangers exist and the parts are contained in a drum so even an alpha particle is not going to bump in to anyone.
This was a pretty ridiculous fire drill however. Depleted Uranium used to be easily available in just about any arts and crafts store as a paint pigment. But we do now live in a nanny state where the sheeple must be protected from themselves.
Depleted of fissionable material, having been separated out as fuel grade or weapons grade U-235, but U-238 is still mildly radioactive. It’s nothing to panic over, however. Liberals instead complain about its toxicity when used as bullets. Excuse me nice liberals, but they’re bullets. They’re not supposed to be healthy.
As to the radiation hazard, almost zero though even depleted uranium has some life left in it. It's just not lethal.
Indeed.
Astounding idiots at work here.
As a former A-10 fighter pilot, having sat in my cockpit located atop of our ammo drum that held depleted uranium rounds, by now I should be glowing in the dark (according to alarmist know-it-all reporters) and setting off alarms all over the place. . .but I’m not. . .though glowing in the dark might be useful sometimes.