Re: [MV] WW 2 steel and U boat salvage

From: J. Forster (jfor@quik.com)
Date: Sun Jun 15 2003 - 22:26:34 PDT


Everette wrote:

> I suppose I understand about salvaging old steel because new is contaminated
> by background radioactivity - BUT = will it not contaminate the stuff that
> is salvaged when it is processed??????
>
> Thus if the "old" steel is smelted will it not be contaminated??
>
> or are "they" just going to whack pieces of it off and hammer them into
> shapes needed????
>
> Everette

They could just hot or cold roll it to flatten it and then clean off the surface
layers and thus avoid smelting it.
-John



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