Date: Sat, 27 Sep 1997 14:33:57 -0700 (PDT)
From: Gene Thompson <gthompso@ccsf.cc.ca.us>
To: Pinhole Listserv <pinhole@exploratorium.edu>
Subject: Re: half life and nuclear reactors
In-Reply-To: <970926213037_-94677007@emout10.mail.aol.com>
I noticed when I saw the text of the original message that my server was
acting strange and some of the text wasn't recognizable as text. The
original question was what are the radioactive isotopes left over in used
fuel rods from nuclear power plants (the isotopes that make up the
majority of the material left over) and what are the half lives of those
materials. The second part concerned the same thing, relating to
Chernobyl -- what isotopes are responsible for the poisoning of the
flora and fauna (as well as the land) of the area impacted the most by the
Chernobyl fallout?
Ellen Koivisto
George Washington High School
gthompso@ccsf.cc.ca.us