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From: RevCOAL <revcoal@connix.com>
To: terrahq@ix.netcom.com
Cc: snetnews@world.std.com
Subject: Re: SNET: Radioactive Material Found In Tulsa


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On Sat, 20 Sep 1997 terrahq@ix.netcom.com wrote:
>	I know a lot of readers on this list enjoy seeing a "conspiracy" in
>everything (I tend to question nearly everything, myself, too, so please
>don't take that statement personally -- it isn't meant that way), but in
>this case, the "camara" is most probably of the type used to take xray
>pictures of welds.  I was a field construction Boilermaker for eighteen
>years.  On most repair (and new construction) jobs where high pressure
>boiler tubes are welded together, all or most of the tube welds are xrayed
>to determine the quality of the welds.  There is apparently very few
>regulations or restrictions for handling the "core" used for exposure --
>I've seen the "lunchbox" type containers (including all the appropriate
>radioactive warning stickers) left unprotected and unsecured in all kinds
>of places.  Once, I was even required to weld boiler casing while sitting
>next to one!  So it doesn't surprise me in the least that some incompetent
>hireling kept it in the back seat of his pick-um-up truck.  What is
>surprising is that more of these aren't lost or stolen.

But was your camera considered a 'danger to the public', capable of
causing severe burns, as stated in the article?


>>Methinks this camera would show some interesting images if the film
>>was developed...
>
>Possibly, if you consider xray pictures of welds to be interesting.

Remember the movie "The China Syndrome"?  Xray picture of welds were
considered pretty exciting in THAT story!  <g>


>Hope this lets you sleep a little better.

Aww, this stuff doesn't stop me getting my 40 winks...


Donna  ;-)




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