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Re:The SR-71's predecessor used cesium-laced fuel to create ... by DuskStar on Friday September 13, 2019 @01:13PM (#20964101)
Perhaps I should have said "not outrageously toxic" or something of that sort, because that does not sound worse than the stuff we make normal bullets out of - lead.
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Re:The SR-71's predecessor used cesium-laced fuel to create ... by regularfry on Friday September 13, 2019 @01:54PM (#20964547)
Lead doesn't shatter the way uranium does, so it's less inclined to form a breathable dust on impact.
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Re:The SR-71's predecessor used cesium-laced fuel to create ... by DuskStar on Friday September 13, 2019 @02:35PM (#20965008)
That's true! Lead does tend to stay more clumped up than uranium dust. But isn't it also easier for lead to become bioavailable and/or enter the water supply?
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