Talk:Depleted uranium (Health and environmental issues)

Uranium Hexafluoride
1st: I think its a good idea that the health effects of DU be broken off from the rest of the DU article. At most, I think the DU article should have one or two paragraphs focused on the health effects. Have the rest go of the health effect info go to an article like Depleted uranium (Health and environmental issues) for the time being, or something like it once we figure a way out of this impasse.

2nd: Leaks in UF6 storage canisters under normal storage conditions aren't as serious as they would be if UF6 were a gas when the leaks occurred. UF6 is not a gas until it reaches 134° F, 57°C 1. It must be heated in order to extract from canisters.

I wouldn't be surprised if UF6 was chemically active in air at STP, but I doubt is would be to bad, it would probably oxidize fast (not nearly as bad as the alkali metals). I don't think its to dangerous unless its heated to its gaseous form, at which point I've heard (hear-say) that it can strip off flesh "very" quickly.

3rd: Nice pictures, who did you have to petition to get them? I've emailed national labs for permission to use pictures that I find on their websites and I haven't received one email back yet.

Lcolson 07:52, 22 January 2006 (UTC)


 * 1st:The page Depleted uranium/Alternate has what I hope are the uncontaversal parts of the topic I would like to see go into Depleted uranium; as you see it's got your two paragraph link-out to here.
 * 2nd:To my mind keeping those containers in such a discraseful condition is inexcusable. If the public is ever going to trust the nuclear industry, they cannot be treated to spectacles like this.
 * 3rd: I got them from Depleted uranium/Staging, I assumed that James had cleared them before he put them up there.
 * --DV8 2XL 10:52, 22 January 2006 (UTC)