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To: Slagle who wrote (63729)	5/10/2005 12:05:33 PM
From: energyplay	Respond to of 74559

Uranium will burn, just like aluminum. This results in a distribution of particle sizes, some of which will wash off, so of which will stay in the lungs. This will result in distribution of moderately toxic powders in the area where the weapon has been used. Solidiers and civilians in the immediate area will be at risk. One site points out the danger to children who might explore or play in destroyed tanks and other equipment. It appears that natural or unprocessed uranium has been used in Afgahnistan, likley alloyed with some other heavy metals. The alloys would make casing and machining easier. Natural uranium will be slightly more radioactive than DU, and the processing might leave in the daughter products of uranium decay which are found in natural deposits. Many of the daughter products have shorter have lifes (they will be much more radioactive) and have differnt decay methods - Beta, Gamma, and Alpha. and a variety of If significant amounts of the daughter products are left in , or not purified out. That plus the toxicity of the allying metals can make this nastier than DU.