Document Details
Title:
THE 2000 CURIE SOURCE OF RADIOACTIVE COBALT IS SAFELY IN THE GROUND BELOW THE SEVEN-FOOT IRON PIPE
Author(s):
UNK, [BROOKHAVEN NATIONAL LABORATORY]
Document Location:
Location - DOE/NNSA NUCLEAR TESTING ARCHIVE Address - P.O. Box 98521 City - Las Vegas State - NV Zip - 89193-8521 Phone - (702)794-5106 Fax - (702)862-4240 Email - NTA@NV.DOE.GOV
Document Type:
OTHER
Document Type Other:
AUDIOVISUAL MATERIAL
Publication Date:
1955 Dec 31
Declassification Status:
Never classified
Document Pages:
0002
Accession Number:
NV0098155
Document Number(s):
AEC555166
Originating Research Org.:
Brookhaven National Lab. (BNL), Upton, NY (United States)
OpenNet Entry Date:
1994 Aug 27
OpenNet Modified Date:
2003 Sep 18
Description/Abstract:
UPTON LONG ISLAND NEW YORK...CENTER OF THE RADIATION FIELD AT BROOKHAV EN NATIONAL LABORATORY UPTON NEW YORK. THE 2000 CURIE SOURCE OF RADIO ACTIVE COBALT IS SAFELY IN THE GROUND BELOW THE SEVEN FOOT IRON PIPE. WHEN NO ONE IS IN THE FIELD THE SOURCE IS RAISED BY REMOTE CONTROL AN D GIVES OFF HIGH ENERGY GAMMA RAYS. RAYS CAUSE SOME PLANTS TO GROW MO RE SLOWLY OTHERS MORE RAPIDLY. EXPOSURE OF CROPS TO RADIOACTIVITY SAV ES PLANT BREEDERS YEARS OF TIME IN IMPROVING PLANT STRAINS. TYPICAL E FFECTS OF RADIATION ON LIVING CELLS INCLUDE CHANGES IN CHROMOSOMES THE REPRODUCTIVE UNITS IN CELLS. OTHER EFFECTS ARE COMPARATIVELY NUMEROU S MUTAITONS OR CHANGES IN CELL STRUCTURE SOME OF WHICH MAY EVENTUALLY LEAD TO IMPROVED STRAINS OF CORN AND OTHER VEGATABLES.