Comments on: Nuclear Collection (Part I) http://carlwillis.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/nuclear-collection-part-i/ A Carl Willis Joint. Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:34:54 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Richard Hull http://carlwillis.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/nuclear-collection-part-i/#comment-101 Richard Hull Mon, 09 Mar 2009 20:35:10 +0000 http://carlwillis.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-101 Nice Stuff! This is really an interesting collection of goodies Carl, and quite a nice show and tell about the meaning of it all. Sorry you were too young to have collected fallout in the birdbath like I did in the 50's. Th' stuff fell like manna from heaven. Likewise, you could buy the actual nuclides straight from Oakridge freshly pulled from X-10 until the operation went commercial in 1963. The AEC handed unlicensed quantity radio nuclide sales to the public over to several firms at that time as X-10 was planned to be shut down. I received two batches of Co60 and P-32 from X-10 and from then on ordered them from Abott Laboratories or Nuclear Chicago. You are right, those were the days. Richard Hull Nice Stuff!

This is really an interesting collection of goodies Carl, and quite a nice show and tell about the meaning of it all.

Sorry you were too young to have collected fallout in the birdbath like I did in the 50’s. Th’ stuff fell like manna from heaven. Likewise, you could buy the actual nuclides straight from Oakridge freshly pulled from X-10 until the operation went commercial in 1963. The AEC handed unlicensed quantity radio nuclide sales to the public over to several firms at that time as X-10 was planned to be shut down. I received two batches of Co60 and P-32 from X-10 and from then on ordered them from Abott Laboratories or Nuclear Chicago.

You are right, those were the days.

Richard Hull

]]> By: John Clay http://carlwillis.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/nuclear-collection-part-i/#comment-95 John Clay Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:31:11 +0000 http://carlwillis.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-95 I collect vintage recording machines, and recently acquired a Walkie Recordall that appears to be in very good shape. In a Google search I found your article mentioning the radioactive properties of this machine. Can you tell me how dangerous it is, what the purpose of the radioactive strip was, and how to properly store it to avoid exposure? Thank you for your help. -John Clay Burke, VA I collect vintage recording machines, and recently acquired a Walkie Recordall that appears to be in very good shape. In a Google search I found your article mentioning the radioactive properties of this machine. Can you tell me how dangerous it is, what the purpose of the radioactive strip was, and how to properly store it to avoid exposure? Thank you for your help.

-John Clay
Burke, VA

]]> By: Jon Rosenstiel http://carlwillis.wordpress.com/2008/05/05/nuclear-collection-part-i/#comment-56 Jon Rosenstiel Tue, 13 May 2008 02:58:53 +0000 http://carlwillis.wordpress.com/?p=75#comment-56 Nice collection, Carl. I'm really envious of your graphite specimen. On your Nuclear-Chicago alpha source...I think one could tell if the UO2 was electrodepositied by the quality of its alpha spectrum. (Should be a nice, clean, well resolved spectrum if in fact the UO2 was electrodepositied). If you ever get down my way bring it along and we'll run a alpha spec on it. Jon Nice collection, Carl. I’m really envious of your graphite specimen.

On your Nuclear-Chicago alpha source…I think one could tell if the UO2 was electrodepositied by the quality of its alpha spectrum. (Should be a nice, clean, well resolved spectrum if in fact the UO2 was electrodepositied). If you ever get down my way bring it along and we’ll run a alpha spec on it.

Jon

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