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> The uranium was seized and was sent to BARC in Mumbai for analysis. A report was received that the substance is Natural Uranium, which is highly radioactive a
by anthropodie 5y ago
> The uranium was seized and was sent to BARC in Mumbai for analysis. A report was received that the substance is Natural Uranium, which is highly radioactive and dangerous to human life.
Article does not mention those details but if BARC has concluded that it was radioactive then it most definitely is radioactive.
- asdfasgasdgasdg 5y agoRight but lots of things are radioactive. The point is that the headline might give the impression that this could have been used to make a bomb or something. If it was natural uranium 7kg is peanuts. You need tons and tons to get enough fissionable material for one bomb.
- anfilt 5y agoThe radioactivity even from enriched uranium is not much of a concern. Take a look at the half life U-238 and U-235
- mr_toad 5y agoUranium has no stable isotopes. Some are more radioactive than others, but ‘radioactive’ uranium is a redundant term.
- greshario 5y agoBananas are radioactive. The ground under your house is probably radioactive. Saying something is radioactive is meaningless without saying _how_ radioactive it is.