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Radiation Protection

Depleted Uranium: Technical Brief

This technical brief was developed to address the misconception that depleted uranium represents only a radiological health hazard. It provides accepted data and references to additional sources for both the radiological and chemical characteristics, health risks and references for both the monitoring and measurement, and applicable treatment techniques for depleted uranium.

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