FALL-OUT ‘MAY BE REDUCED’
(N.Z.P.A.-Reuter—Copyright) STOCKHOLM, Mar. 17.
A Swedish defence scientist said yesterday that he may have discovered a way to lessen radio-active fallout from atomic explosions. Mr Sten Andersson, of the Swedish Defence Research Institute’s high temperature laboratory, said he had evolved a completely new chemical idea through work with models. Mr Andersson and his colleague, Mr Bo Holmberg, said that the idea was to
introduce fluorides Into the construction of atom bombs —an element that would make the bombs only slightly heavier. Mr Andersson said oxides in atomic weapons change from gas to fluid at about 2000 degrees Centigrade, but by introducing fluorides, the change takes place at about 600 degrees. This meant that radio-active particles would not be so heavy or fall to earth so Quickly. , . . . Thev would travel higher into the atmosphere, which in turn meant that the particles would lose much of their radio-activity on the return to earth.
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Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31322, 18 March 1967, Page 13
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