Reply #134: Nice trick.

[seatnineb]

But....

DU is mildly radioactive.........

Any substance with a half life of 4 billion years is hardly going to be very radioactive........at least compared to other radioactive substances....

Hence the only slight increase above normal background radiation recorded by our anonymouse informant.......there was no scary story......

The real question should be.......

If it was a 747......

Then of the probable 1500 kg of depleted uranium contained in the the plane,how much of it burned to form Uranium oxide?

And you are wrong about early 747's not containing DU.....

"1.6.6.1 Depleted Uranium
HL-7451 was typical of early Boeing 747 aircraft in that Depleted Uranium (DU) mass balance weights were fitted in the outboard elevators and upper rudder ……..
http://www.dft.gov.uk/stellent/groups/dft_avsafety/documents/page/dft_avsafety_023258.hcsp

Happy reading........

As I said......I'll take Dr Rokke over you ....anytime.......