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thisisreallycomplicated wrote:

patagoniax wrote:

thisisreallycomplicated wrote: The big problem is radioactive particles, aka hot particles or fuel fleas. Breath in too many of those, and your chances of living a long, cancer-free life aren't too good.

You mean like the alpha radiation from the pieces of depleted uranium U-238 we had around the house when I was a kid? We were always told to wash our hands after touching the stuff.

Not exactly. That would be "external" radiation.

patagoniax wrote:

thisisreallycomplicated wrote:

patagoniax wrote:

thisisreallycomplicated wrote: The big problem is radioactive particles, aka hot particles or fuel fleas. Breath in too many of those, and your chances of living a long, cancer-free life aren't too good.

You mean like the alpha radiation from the pieces of depleted uranium U-238 we had around the house when I was a kid? We were always told to wash our hands after touching the stuff.

Not exactly. That would be "external" radiation.

Actually we were told to wash our hands so that we didn't accidentally eat anything contaminated with the DU.