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Chernobyl Fallout in USA : One Half-Life Later
GEOelectronics:
--- Quote from: Vgkid on July 29, 2019, 08:09:52 pm ---This has been an interesting read. Not the Isotope we focus at work(Co-60), and far less sensitive equiptment(but ancient, late 60's/70's gear, with new stuff sprinkled in)
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Co-60 is really easy to measure it has very unique energies and timing that make it so. It also is a neutron activation product and happens in reactors as well as industrial metrology contexts.
What does your work use it for?
George Dowell
Vgkid:
--- Quote from: GEOelectronics on July 29, 2019, 09:28:32 pm ---
--- Quote from: Vgkid on July 29, 2019, 08:09:52 pm ---This has been an interesting read. Not the Isotope we focus at work(Co-60), and far less sensitive equiptment(but ancient, late 60's/70's gear, with new stuff sprinkled in)
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Co-60 is really easy to measure it has very unique energies and timing that make it so. It also is a neutron activation product and happens in reactors as well as industrial metrology contexts.
What does your work use it for?
George Dowell
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Naval defense contractor that deals with new construction/overhauling of carriers/subs.
GEOelectronics:
understood vgkid,
Yes it occurs especially easily in hi-tech hi-performance metals because they often purposely contain high % stable elemental colbalt.
On the other hand all atoms of thorium are naturally radioactive, and thorium is used in high temperature alloys.
George
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