Re:‘Criticality safety event’ occurred at LANL’s plutonium f...
by userbinator on Sunday September 24, 2017 @01:39PM
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If you're already working with plutonium, whose dust is also very, very toxic (in addition to being radioactive), the additional danger of beryllium doesn't seem so great in comparison.
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Re:‘Criticality safety event’ occurred at LANL’s plutonium f...
by cjsuk on Sunday September 24, 2017 @02:10PM
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I routinely handled beryllium for a couple of years as it is present in certain electronic RF power amplifiers. It’s perfectly safe in solid form. If you drill it or smash it, a different matter!
Plutonium, not so much.
Re:‘Criticality safety event’ occurred at LANL’s plutonium f...
by eloff on Sunday September 24, 2017 @05:19PM
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I knew a software engineer who made a lot of money in a startup and bought himself an ultralight bike of titanium and beryllium. They ceased the beryllium parts at the Canadian border and I don't think he ever managed to get them released to him.