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FrostyAcanthocephala t1_j5tkjqp wrote

Reply to comment by Adeldor in NASA to test nuclear thermal rocket engine for the first time in 50 years | CNN by dem676

Yeah, that photo doesn't tell me much about the relative dangers. I get that it's fairly safe in a puck as an alpha emitter, but that's not really the danger we are discussing, is it?

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zypofaeser t1_j5un2ng wrote

Just uranium. Like, what is found naturally all over the place.

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Adeldor t1_j5tm2oh wrote

Referring to the earlier comments, I think it is what we're discussing - the pure "unburned" form being relatively safe.

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