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2003-02-19 Iraq

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Posted by Steve White 2003-02-19 02:28 am|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 Hmmm so the aluminum tubes corroded in less than 5 yrs? But you keep producing more rockets of the same material, just with tighter tolerances in the tooling? As an engineer (actually anyone with common sense...) I know this is crap, why would the IAEA guys not acknowledge that as well? Maybe....they have an agenda?

Posted by Frank G 2003-02-19 10:11:12|| 2003-02-19 10:11:12|| Front Page Top

#2 I can believe the previous batch corroded quickly. After all, it was never intended for chemical weapons.

Posted by Dishman 2003-02-19 14:23:57|| 2003-02-19 14:23:57|| Front Page Top

#3 Uranium Hexafluoride (UF6)
Physical and chemical properties of UF6, and its use in uranium processing.

Uranium Hexafluoride and Its Properties
Uranium hexafluoride is a chemical compound consisting of one atom of uranium combined with six atoms of fluorine. It is the chemical form of uranium that is used during the uranium enrichment process. Within a reasonable range of temperature and pressure, it can be a solid, liquid, or gas. Solid UF6 is a white, dense, crystalline material that resembles rock salt.

The most common enrichment process used outside of the United States is gas centrifuge enrichment

Posted by Frank G 2003-02-19 17:40:38|| 2003-02-19 17:40:38|| Front Page Top

#4 sorry, meant to link: Uranium enrichment

Posted by Frank G 2003-02-19 17:42:13|| 2003-02-19 17:42:13|| Front Page Top

#5 Uranium hexaflouride is supposed to be EXTREMELY corrosive.

Posted by Robert Crawford 2003-02-19 15:11:08|| [www.kloognome.com] 2003-02-19 15:11:08|| Front Page Top

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