+OverSword Posted December 1, 2016 #1 Share Posted December 1, 2016 So has anyone heard about this in the mainstream news? Link to several news sites with information Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unusual Tournament Posted December 1, 2016 #2 Share Posted December 1, 2016 It's from the Jerusalem Post so caveat emptor... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted December 1, 2016 Author #3 Share Posted December 1, 2016 4 minutes ago, Silver_Lyre said: It's from the Jerusalem Post so caveat emptor... That is one of many links to an article about this story. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farmer77 Posted December 1, 2016 #4 Share Posted December 1, 2016 (edited) 36 minutes ago, OverSword said: So has anyone heard about this in the mainstream news? Link to several news sites with information Disregard Edited December 1, 2016 by Farmer77 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unusual Tournament Posted December 1, 2016 #5 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Just now, OverSword said: That is one of many links to an article about this story. So it is. My bad. Im sure Trump will handle the situation a lot differently to Obama. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted December 1, 2016 Author #6 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Quote Iridium-192 (symbol 192Ir) is a radioactive isotope of iridium, with a half-life of 73.83 days.[1] It decays by emitting beta (β) particles and gamma (γ) radiation. About 96% of 192Ir decays occur via emission of β and γ radiation, leading to 192Pt. Some of the β particles are captured by other 192Ir nuclei, which are then converted to 192Os. Electron capture is responsible for the remaining 4% of 192Ir decays.[2] Iridium-192 is also a strong gamma ray emitter. There are seven principal energy packets produced during its disintegration process ranging from just over 0.2 to about 0.6 MeV. Iridium-192 is commonly used as a gamma ray source in industrial radiography to locate flaws in metal components.[3] It is also used in radiotherapy as a radiation source, in particular in brachytherapy. Iridium-192 has accounted for the majority of cases tracked by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in which radioactive materials have gone missing in quantities large enough to make a dirty bomb.[4] Link So if I read that correctly if it's going to be used for a dirty bomb it will be within 73 days from the time it was manufactured. So I'll just guess two months from now assuming that it was made recently. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+and-then Posted December 1, 2016 #7 Share Posted December 1, 2016 While I only read two of the links, I'd bet this was an industrial radiography "source" emitter. If it is, then yellow journalism is alive and well elsewhere, also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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