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Most probably it could be: 1- it is not water, it is deuterium (AKA `heavy water`, the hydrogen atom has an extra neutron, this way it is heavier and it can ca
by xchip 4y ago
Most probably it could be:
1- it is not water, it is deuterium (AKA `heavy water`, the hydrogen atom has an extra neutron, this way it is heavier and it can carry more heat) (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deuterium https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deuterium)
2- the water used to cover the still radioactive uranium that has been used as fuel
So... thoughts and prayers :/
- pjscott 4y agoIt's not heavy water. It's very slightly tritiated water, and the tritium concentration is low enough that you could drink it without worry.
- xchip 4y ago[flagged]
- accrual 4y agoThe article indicates it is tritium, hydrogen-3. Though if it was heavy water, "Poisoning would require that the victim ingest large amounts of heavy water without significant normal water intake for many days to produce any noticeable toxic effects." [0] [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_water#Effect_on_biological_systems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heavy_water#Effect_on_biologic...