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Re: TRINITITE
- To: <RAYDOBOS@aol.com>, <jensaned@tir.com>
- Subject: Re: TRINITITE
- From: "Louis Varricchio" <varricch@aero.und.edu>
- Date: Mon, 29 Nov 1999 07:17:23 -0600
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need to fear Trinitite (a.ka. Adamsite)--it is possibly a midge higher in
radioactivity then you are! The fission products in the glass was very
short lived (or should I say shot half-lived?). I visited the Trinity site
in 1994 while working on a public radio documentary for the 50th
anniversary. The original crater was buldozed and much of the blast glass
was plowed underground. A few chucks ended up in collectors and that gets
passed around. There is a small shed near ground zero which preserves the
original glass deposit as it was, within a few yards of GZ. It's a
fascinating place to visit--open to the public two times a year. Call the
White Sands Missile Range PR office for the appointment.
Lou Varricchio
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