Hi MIKE.

15-Feb-03 16:41:30, MIKE ROSS wrote to Tom Walker
 MR> I didn't state water would stop gamma radiation though you're
 MR> right it may have seemed to be an asumption. I wondered too why
 MR> nuclear waste is handled in pools of water and seems to be safe
 MR> for the operators? I guess the greater distance away from the blue
 MR> glow has something to do with it.

the blue glow is Cherenkov ratiation produuceed by beta particles being
slowed to the speed of light in water, dunno how many gammas the waste
produces.

 -=> Bye <=-

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