I think she is playing with sudden impact! Send her this file, and turn up the volume. http://www.albert-cordova.com/sound/neverbreed.au I feel like i run a...
... Most of the time you don't have a press release for something this small. OTOH maybe the loser is trying for NRC points by making a $500 + PR "effort". ...
"Move along folks, nothing to see here!" Nothing unusual at all. I have worked on several Bechtel jobs. Offer enough money and they will provide hundreds of...
The scariest part of the whole event is at the bottom where they say that if you find them to call the local police. I can just see it now, most likely a...
Hello all, I got some autunite from ebay some time ago. It is a few chunks of what looks like a concentrated bundle of small crystals(no matrix). VERY pretty...
http://www.thememoryhole.org/nukes/dod_nuke_emissions.pdf ... Support Agency, Department of Defense, 29 June 1963. (The DASA later morphed into the current...
Like samarskite, euxenite is sometimes cut into attractive gems and used as cabochons, although since the stones are slightly radioactive, their use as...
Just imagine the specimens he could have eBayed :-P Sep 7, 12:28 AM EDT Nuclear Courier Accused of Theft, Fraud AMARILLO, Texas (AP) -- A former nuclear...
Most interesting. I'll have to check some of my stuff for this. You may want to ask the Fluorescent Mineral Society at http://www.uvminerals.org/ Keep us...
I managed to get some pictures of it(had to use a strong lens along with a zoom camera), that shows these spots responding to the UV. Does the list have any...
Matt - worst case, I put them up for you on one my domains... Jim RabidWolf Uncle Rabid ( http://www.unclerabid.com ) We Repair Electronic Speed Controllers ...
Probably an obvious question, but I managed to get myself confused recently. What headphones original came with each model of the CD V- 700's? The three types...
I'll confuse ya some more: I broke the seals on a couple "NIB" ENi's and found bent wire headsets. Seems like they packed what they could get at the time....
Hi all, Got word that my doctor wants to do a "Bone Density" test. I call to set the appointment and the lady said I need to be there at 11:00 for the...
... I'm curious about the half life and will it be as strong as what I had when they did my heart stress test. If it is, I'll glow in the dark for quite...
... Tc99m has a half life of about 6 hours. Not a good time to drive through a tunnel or go to the airport. Or, perhaps it is, if you like to talk to men with...
... to set the appointment and the lady said I need to be there at 11:00 for the "Isotope" injection then come back in 2 1/2 hours for the 2nd part of the...
... Technetium-99 is silver-gray, radioactive metal. It occurs naturally only in very small amounts. Its melting point is 3,942 °F and its boiling point is...
... Your body will likely flush it out over time. With that long of a half life, the specific activity will be low. -- ... Chris Smolinski Black Cat Systems ...
Normally a 'bone mineral density/bone densitometry/osteoporosis scan' is non isotopic, using beamed X-rays ( search DEXA). The 2.5 hour delay period does point...
Ron, You got all the good info on what: Let me add that the injected qty of 99Tc(m) will be in the range of 15 to 25 mCi. Yes, your GM will tick loudly for...
The thyroid will receive only passing irradiation by the 99Tc(m) in the blood stream. It is not absorbed in the thyroid as is iodine. Technecium is a great...
Hi Ruth, All good points. I will ask a lot of questions, that's how I learn things. I do intend on wearing my dosimeter for a few days just to see how the rate...