12-01-2012, 10:04 PM
Do you know what natural uranium's usual radioactivity is? If not, then how do you know that 60% of it is "a lot"?
From your link:
http://www.gulflink.osd.mil/faq/faq_du.jsp
"Depleted uranium is a heavy metal that is also slightly radioactive."
"A common misconception is that radiation is depleted uranium's primary hazard."
I am not saying that depleted uranium is safe or that it's a good thing.
I am pointing out that it is not radioactive in any meaningful sense of the word.
From your link:
http://www.gulflink.osd.mil/faq/faq_du.jsp
"Depleted uranium is a heavy metal that is also slightly radioactive."
"A common misconception is that radiation is depleted uranium's primary hazard."
I am not saying that depleted uranium is safe or that it's a good thing.
I am pointing out that it is not radioactive in any meaningful sense of the word.