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| Quote: | Originally posted by J-scan
activity is beyond what any mail courier system would allow.. sorry |
And yet, United Nuclear ships their 40,000 cpm Am-241 sources (1uCi) via ups…
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You could ship a Alpha-only source in an envelope if you wanted to, since the paper would stop the radiation. Radium, however, is totally
different.....
\"In the beginning, God...\" Wait a minute, God doesn\'t exist!!!!!!!!!! \"OK, in the beginning, ummm, hydrogen...\" Wait a minute, what about the
laws of thermodynamics? \"OK, in the beginning, ummm.....UMMMMM, what\'s left to choose from?
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Makes sense... but don't forget that Am-241 is also a gamma emitter.
edit: Just a thought: if you're in the US and shipping anything radioactive without a good reason, you might be labeled a terrorist.
[Edited on 24-12-2004 by neutrino]
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'Alpha-only source'
I know Am-241 is a gamma emitter, but, IIRC, it is a low level gamma emitter. That means that its emitions are stopped by thinner materials than the
high level gamma emitters. That's why its used in detectors.
But if they can't detect any radiation from the box, they can't really say they had enough evidence to open it. See my earlier link for an
example.
\"In the beginning, God...\" Wait a minute, God doesn\'t exist!!!!!!!!!! \"OK, in the beginning, ummm, hydrogen...\" Wait a minute, what about the
laws of thermodynamics? \"OK, in the beginning, ummm.....UMMMMM, what\'s left to choose from?
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