On Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:48:14 +0100, Orchid XP v8 wrote:

>>>> Which tells you that it isn't *that* dangerous or there wouldn't be
>>>> any life in the ground.
>>>
>>> It's also an extremely rare element. Not like a reactor core, which is
>>> make out of pure Uranium...
>>>
>>>
>> A reactor core is NEVER "pure uranium".
> 
> It's far nearer to being pure than anything in nature.

Would you like me to have a bona-fide nuclear physicist refute this?  I 
have a very close friend who has a doctorate in nuclear physics (and two 
others who hold advanced degrees, one doctorate and one masters), and 
after he stopped laughing, I'm sure he'd be more than happy to give you 
all the nitty-gritty details about what is wrong about that statement. ;)

Jim

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