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	Smoke Detectors and Americium  Smoke Detectors and Americium. Nuclear Issues Briefing Paper 35. May 2002. Most smoke detectors which operate alarms contain an artificially produced radioisotope: americium-241. ... in any ... [ Click To Open In A New Window ]

	Federal Aviation Administration FAA: Depleted Uranium Balance Weights   ...and overhead ..projectors. Also, smoke detectors contain americium 241, a.....Effects of Depleted Uranium Weapons ..Federal Aviation.....with Aircraft Equipped with ..    Depleted ... [ Click To Open In A New Window ]

	UIC - Uranium & Nuclear Power Information Centre  The UIC web site is to assist public understanding of uranium mining and nuclear electricity generation. ... Uranium Information Centre. Melbourne, Australia. Information on nuclear energy ... [ Click To Open In A New Window ]

	Some Physics of Uranium  U-239, which represents formation of the nucleus U-239. The new nucleus may decay into a different nuclide. In this example, U-239 becomes Np-239 after emission of a beta particle ... [ Click To Open In A New Window ]

	The Radioactive Boy Scout  ... isotope americium-241 could be found in smoke detectors. he contacted smoke-detector companies and claimed ... When bombarded with neutrons it produces uranium-233, which is ... [ Click To Open In A New Window ]

	NATO Publications  ... rocks, cosmic rays from space, and artificial radiation sources such as domestic smoke detectors. Depleted Uranium had been handled and machined in the UK safely for years for use in a ... [ Click To Open In A New Window ]

	World Nuclear Association | Information and Issue Briefs | Smoke...  Uranium Market. Particular Countries. Mining & Environment. Climate Change. Non-Electricity Uses of Nuclear Energy. General/Sundry Smoke... [ Click To Open In A New Window ]

	GREENFEET.COM - Smoke Detectors and Radiation  ... more than 93% of American homes have smoke detectors installed. Since the mid 1960's these safety ... According to the Uranium Information Center, the first sample of americium was ... [ Click To Open In A New Window ]

Uranium Smoke Detectors