Radiation Protection Glossary
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Depleted Uranium
A by-product of Enriched uranium
production. Depleted Uranium can be used as Radiation Shielding)
(approximately twice as effective as lead for gamma rays), battle armour and in conventional weapons (its high density and self-sharpening properties being more important than its modest Ionising Radiation
proprieties).
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