#beryllium — Public Fediverse posts
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@heyfluxay 🫡 🙏 I'd love everyone to recruit new voters for #DIOPTASE the Queen of the Desert Emeralds to beat Tugtupite in today's match and FTW!
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4m02
(Edit: King of #Fluorescent #Minerals #Tugtupite, if possible! ONLY TOMORROW & IF it goes to the finale. Newcomer can try next year, too! Dioptase before a first timer!)
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3m02
Anyone can vote and there's been a jump from a 50 vote difference with 853 to 900 to 942-943 just now - so it's all about getting as many new voters in as possible. 3 hours to #vote!
#Piezoelectric #pizza rock Tugtupite is the favourite mineral of #pugs & #TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles, so you make #doggo sad if you don't vote for the #beryllium #aluminium tectosilicate #gemstone. Turtle power!
:blobfoxcry:
More info in ALT texts! Photos behind link
https://www.minershop.com/products/tugtupite-crystals-greenland-msj0284
https://www.elesyngaea.com/listing/1055053078/tugtupite-fantasy-rock-sodalite
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@heyfluxay 🫡 🙏 I'd love everyone to recruit new voters for #DIOPTASE the Queen of the Desert Emeralds to beat Tugtupite in today's match and FTW!
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4m02
(Edit: King of #Fluorescent #Minerals #Tugtupite, if possible! ONLY TOMORROW & IF it goes to the finale. Newcomer can try next year, too! Dioptase before a first timer!)
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3m02
Anyone can vote and there's been a jump from a 50 vote difference with 853 to 900 to 942-943 just now - so it's all about getting as many new voters in as possible. 3 hours to #vote!
#Piezoelectric #pizza rock Tugtupite is the favourite mineral of #pugs & #TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles, so you make #doggo sad if you don't vote for the #beryllium #aluminium tectosilicate #gemstone. Turtle power!
:blobfoxcry:
More info in ALT texts! Photos behind link
https://www.minershop.com/products/tugtupite-crystals-greenland-msj0284
https://www.elesyngaea.com/listing/1055053078/tugtupite-fantasy-rock-sodalite
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@heyfluxay 🫡 🙏 I'd love everyone to recruit new voters for #DIOPTASE the Queen of the Desert Emeralds to beat Tugtupite in today's match and FTW!
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4m02
(Edit: King of #Fluorescent #Minerals #Tugtupite, if possible! ONLY TOMORROW & IF it goes to the finale. Newcomer can try next year, too! Dioptase before a first timer!)
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3m02
Anyone can vote and there's been a jump from a 50 vote difference with 853 to 900 to 942-943 just now - so it's all about getting as many new voters in as possible. 3 hours to #vote!
#Piezoelectric #pizza rock Tugtupite is the favourite mineral of #pugs & #TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles, so you make #doggo sad if you don't vote for the #beryllium #aluminium tectosilicate #gemstone. Turtle power!
:blobfoxcry:
More info in ALT texts! Photos behind link
https://www.minershop.com/products/tugtupite-crystals-greenland-msj0284
https://www.elesyngaea.com/listing/1055053078/tugtupite-fantasy-rock-sodalite
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@heyfluxay 🫡 🙏 I'd love everyone to recruit new voters for #DIOPTASE the Queen of the Desert Emeralds to beat Tugtupite in today's match and FTW!
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4m02
(Edit: King of #Fluorescent #Minerals #Tugtupite, if possible! ONLY TOMORROW & IF it goes to the finale. Newcomer can try next year, too! Dioptase before a first timer!)
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3m02
Anyone can vote and there's been a jump from a 50 vote difference with 853 to 900 to 942-943 just now - so it's all about getting as many new voters in as possible. 3 hours to #vote!
#Piezoelectric #pizza rock Tugtupite is the favourite mineral of #pugs & #TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles, so you make #doggo sad if you don't vote for the #beryllium #aluminium tectosilicate #gemstone. Turtle power!
:blobfoxcry:
More info in ALT texts! Photos behind link
https://www.minershop.com/products/tugtupite-crystals-greenland-msj0284
https://www.elesyngaea.com/listing/1055053078/tugtupite-fantasy-rock-sodalite
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@heyfluxay 🫡 🙏 I'd love everyone to recruit new voters for #DIOPTASE the Queen of the Desert Emeralds to beat Tugtupite in today's match and FTW!
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r4m02
(Edit: King of #Fluorescent #Minerals #Tugtupite, if possible! ONLY TOMORROW & IF it goes to the finale. Newcomer can try next year, too! Dioptase before a first timer!)
https://www.mineralcup.org/2025/vote/r3m02
Anyone can vote and there's been a jump from a 50 vote difference with 853 to 900 to 942-943 just now - so it's all about getting as many new voters in as possible. 3 hours to #vote!
#Piezoelectric #pizza rock Tugtupite is the favourite mineral of #pugs & #TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles, so you make #doggo sad if you don't vote for the #beryllium #aluminium tectosilicate #gemstone. Turtle power!
:blobfoxcry:
More info in ALT texts! Photos behind link
https://www.minershop.com/products/tugtupite-crystals-greenland-msj0284
https://www.elesyngaea.com/listing/1055053078/tugtupite-fantasy-rock-sodalite
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At our most recent protest outside the #Chinese embassy in #WashingtonDC, we learned about the problem of forced labor in the #mining industry. East Turkistan (a.k.a. #Xinjiang) is a source of #titanium, #lithium, #beryllium, and #magnesium. Of particular concern is beryllium, for which East Turkistan is China's top source. For more information, read either of the following articles.
https://www.rfa.org/english/uyghur/2025/06/12/uyghur-china-forced-labor-critical-minerals-industry/
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5% of the world's #mineral resources are in #Ukraine, totaling nearly $15T in value
#titanium #graphite #lithium #beryllium #carbon #manganese #iron #uranium #zirconium #polymetallic #RareEarth #minerals #materials #mining #geology #visualization #DataViz #Trump #Zelensky #OvalOffice #WhiteHouse #Russia #Crimea #Europe
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5% of the world's #mineral resources are in #Ukraine, totaling nearly $15T in value
#titanium #graphite #lithium #beryllium #carbon #manganese #iron #uranium #zirconium #polymetallic #RareEarth #minerals #materials #mining #geology #visualization #DataViz #Trump #Zelensky #OvalOffice #WhiteHouse #Russia #Crimea #Europe
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5% of the world's #mineral resources are in #Ukraine, totaling nearly $15T in value
#titanium #graphite #lithium #beryllium #carbon #manganese #iron #uranium #zirconium #polymetallic #RareEarth #minerals #materials #mining #geology #visualization #DataViz #Trump #Zelensky #OvalOffice #WhiteHouse #Russia #Crimea #Europe
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5% of the world's #mineral resources are in #Ukraine, totaling nearly $15T in value
#titanium #graphite #lithium #beryllium #carbon #manganese #iron #uranium #zirconium #polymetallic #RareEarth #minerals #materials #mining #geology #visualization #DataViz #Trump #Zelensky #OvalOffice #WhiteHouse #Russia #Crimea #Europe
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5% of the world's #mineral resources are in #Ukraine, totaling nearly $15T in value
#titanium #graphite #lithium #beryllium #carbon #manganese #iron #uranium #zirconium #polymetallic #RareEarth #minerals #materials #mining #geology #visualization #DataViz #Trump #Zelensky #OvalOffice #WhiteHouse #Russia #Crimea #Europe
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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 18th, 2025
#Ryugu #salt #precipated #sodium #solar-wind #beryllium-10 #interstellar #heliosphere #LIDAR #Zapotec #Guiengola #Tehuantepec #AI #decode #aphasia #converter #Ba3SiO5 #ruthenium #ammonia #mixed-anion
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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 18th, 2025
#Ryugu #salt #precipated #sodium #solar-wind #beryllium-10 #interstellar #heliosphere #LIDAR #Zapotec #Guiengola #Tehuantepec #AI #decode #aphasia #converter #Ba3SiO5 #ruthenium #ammonia #mixed-anion
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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 18th, 2025
#Ryugu #salt #precipated #sodium #solar-wind #beryllium-10 #interstellar #heliosphere #LIDAR #Zapotec #Guiengola #Tehuantepec #AI #decode #aphasia #converter #Ba3SiO5 #ruthenium #ammonia #mixed-anion
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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 18th, 2025
#Ryugu #salt #precipated #sodium #solar-wind #beryllium-10 #interstellar #heliosphere #LIDAR #Zapotec #Guiengola #Tehuantepec #AI #decode #aphasia #converter #Ba3SiO5 #ruthenium #ammonia #mixed-anion
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SciTech Chronicles. . . . . . . . .Feb 18th, 2025
#Ryugu #salt #precipated #sodium #solar-wind #beryllium-10 #interstellar #heliosphere #LIDAR #Zapotec #Guiengola #Tehuantepec #AI #decode #aphasia #converter #Ba3SiO5 #ruthenium #ammonia #mixed-anion
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Recent updates in kaiju studies:
"Researchers have discovered an 'unexpected' accumulation of the radioactive isotope beryllium-10, deep underneath the surface of the Pacific Ocean."
https://futurism.com/huge-radioactive-anomaly-pacific-ocean
#kaiju #beryllium -
#Beryllium-10, a rare #radioactive isotope produced by #cosmic rays in the #atmosphere, provides valuable insights into the Earth's #geological history.
#EarthScience #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2025/02/es02102501.html -
Anomaly in the deep sea – Extraordinary accumulation of the rare radioactive isotope #Beryllium-10 produced by cosmic rays in the atmosphere could improve geological #dating methods, as researchers from #HZDR, @tudresden and #ANU report:
▶️ https://www.hzdr.de/presse/tiefseeImage:HZDR / blrck.de
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A Stable, Crystalline Hexavalent Nickel Complex
New transition metal beryllyl complexes synthesized
https://www.chemistryviews.org/a-stable-crystalline-hexavalent-nickel-complex/
#highvalentnickel #beryllium #chemistry #chemistryviews #chemviews
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A Stable, Crystalline Hexavalent Nickel Complex
New transition metal beryllyl complexes synthesized
https://www.chemistryviews.org/a-stable-crystalline-hexavalent-nickel-complex/
#highvalentnickel #beryllium #chemistry #chemistryviews #chemviews
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A Stable, Crystalline Hexavalent Nickel Complex
New transition metal beryllyl complexes synthesized
https://www.chemistryviews.org/a-stable-crystalline-hexavalent-nickel-complex/
#highvalentnickel #beryllium #chemistry #chemistryviews #chemviews
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A Stable, Crystalline Hexavalent Nickel Complex
New transition metal beryllyl complexes synthesized
https://www.chemistryviews.org/a-stable-crystalline-hexavalent-nickel-complex/
#highvalentnickel #beryllium #chemistry #chemistryviews #chemviews
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A Stable, Crystalline Hexavalent Nickel Complex
New transition metal beryllyl complexes synthesized
https://www.chemistryviews.org/a-stable-crystalline-hexavalent-nickel-complex/
#highvalentnickel #beryllium #chemistry #chemistryviews #chemviews
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Beryllium Oxyfluoride Radicals OBeF and OBeF2 Synthesized
Triplet oxygen atom stabilized by interaction with a Lewis acid under low-temperature matrix-isolation conditions
https://www.chemistryviews.org/beryllium-oxyfluoride-radicals-obef-and-obef2-synthesized/
#chemistry #chemistryviews #chemviews #chemiverse #research #InorganicChemistry #beryllium
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Dayton Daily News investigation found #contamination, sick workers at #PiketonOhio plant
By Lynn Hulsey
May 15, 2019"A polluted former #UraniumEnrichment plant in #Piketon closed years ago but it's impact continues to resonate through the community, including this week when a #MiddleSchool was closed after traces of radioactive #neptunium were found at an air monitoring station at the school.
"Contamination with radiation and multiple toxic substances at the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant led to an ongoing, multibillion dollar environmental cleanup and sickened plant workers who had to fight for compensation as they battled debilitating terminal illnesses related to their years at the plant.
"A massive 2006 investigation by the Dayton Daily News found five plumes of poisoned #groundwater, contamination with radiation, #beryllium, polychlorinated biphenyls (#PCBs) and #asbestos.
"The investigation found lax safety practices, routine mishandling of toxic and #radioactive material and at least 400 accidental releases of #UraniumGas or toxic fluorine. Toxins were dumped into unlined #landfills and ditches and leached into #groundwater and the Little #BeaverCreek, a tributary of the #SciotoRiver.
"The plant was operated by the federal government and contractors from 1954 to 2001 and enriched uranium to high levels for #NuclearWeapons and #NuclearSubmarines and to lower levels for #nuclearpowerplants.
#WaterIsLife #Ohio #NoNukes #NoWar #UraniumEnrichment #UraniumHexafluoride #RECA #PortsmouthGaseousDiffusionPlant #InvestigativeJournalism #RadiationExposureCompensationAct #NoUraniumMining #NoUraniumEnrichment
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Dayton Daily News investigation found #contamination, sick workers at #PiketonOhio plant
By Lynn Hulsey
May 15, 2019"A polluted former #UraniumEnrichment plant in #Piketon closed years ago but it's impact continues to resonate through the community, including this week when a #MiddleSchool was closed after traces of radioactive #neptunium were found at an air monitoring station at the school.
"Contamination with radiation and multiple toxic substances at the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant led to an ongoing, multibillion dollar environmental cleanup and sickened plant workers who had to fight for compensation as they battled debilitating terminal illnesses related to their years at the plant.
"A massive 2006 investigation by the Dayton Daily News found five plumes of poisoned #groundwater, contamination with radiation, #beryllium, polychlorinated biphenyls (#PCBs) and #asbestos.
"The investigation found lax safety practices, routine mishandling of toxic and #radioactive material and at least 400 accidental releases of #UraniumGas or toxic fluorine. Toxins were dumped into unlined #landfills and ditches and leached into #groundwater and the Little #BeaverCreek, a tributary of the #SciotoRiver.
"The plant was operated by the federal government and contractors from 1954 to 2001 and enriched uranium to high levels for #NuclearWeapons and #NuclearSubmarines and to lower levels for #nuclearpowerplants.
#WaterIsLife #Ohio #NoNukes #NoWar #UraniumEnrichment #UraniumHexafluoride #RECA #PortsmouthGaseousDiffusionPlant #InvestigativeJournalism #RadiationExposureCompensationAct #NoUraniumMining #NoUraniumEnrichment
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Dayton Daily News investigation found #contamination, sick workers at #PiketonOhio plant
By Lynn Hulsey
May 15, 2019"A polluted former #UraniumEnrichment plant in #Piketon closed years ago but it's impact continues to resonate through the community, including this week when a #MiddleSchool was closed after traces of radioactive #neptunium were found at an air monitoring station at the school.
"Contamination with radiation and multiple toxic substances at the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant led to an ongoing, multibillion dollar environmental cleanup and sickened plant workers who had to fight for compensation as they battled debilitating terminal illnesses related to their years at the plant.
"A massive 2006 investigation by the Dayton Daily News found five plumes of poisoned #groundwater, contamination with radiation, #beryllium, polychlorinated biphenyls (#PCBs) and #asbestos.
"The investigation found lax safety practices, routine mishandling of toxic and #radioactive material and at least 400 accidental releases of #UraniumGas or toxic fluorine. Toxins were dumped into unlined #landfills and ditches and leached into #groundwater and the Little #BeaverCreek, a tributary of the #SciotoRiver.
"The plant was operated by the federal government and contractors from 1954 to 2001 and enriched uranium to high levels for #NuclearWeapons and #NuclearSubmarines and to lower levels for #nuclearpowerplants.
#WaterIsLife #Ohio #NoNukes #NoWar #UraniumEnrichment #UraniumHexafluoride #RECA #PortsmouthGaseousDiffusionPlant #InvestigativeJournalism #RadiationExposureCompensationAct #NoUraniumMining #NoUraniumEnrichment
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Dayton Daily News investigation found #contamination, sick workers at #PiketonOhio plant
By Lynn Hulsey
May 15, 2019"A polluted former #UraniumEnrichment plant in #Piketon closed years ago but it's impact continues to resonate through the community, including this week when a #MiddleSchool was closed after traces of radioactive #neptunium were found at an air monitoring station at the school.
"Contamination with radiation and multiple toxic substances at the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant led to an ongoing, multibillion dollar environmental cleanup and sickened plant workers who had to fight for compensation as they battled debilitating terminal illnesses related to their years at the plant.
"A massive 2006 investigation by the Dayton Daily News found five plumes of poisoned #groundwater, contamination with radiation, #beryllium, polychlorinated biphenyls (#PCBs) and #asbestos.
"The investigation found lax safety practices, routine mishandling of toxic and #radioactive material and at least 400 accidental releases of #UraniumGas or toxic fluorine. Toxins were dumped into unlined #landfills and ditches and leached into #groundwater and the Little #BeaverCreek, a tributary of the #SciotoRiver.
"The plant was operated by the federal government and contractors from 1954 to 2001 and enriched uranium to high levels for #NuclearWeapons and #NuclearSubmarines and to lower levels for #nuclearpowerplants.
#WaterIsLife #Ohio #NoNukes #NoWar #UraniumEnrichment #UraniumHexafluoride #RECA #PortsmouthGaseousDiffusionPlant #InvestigativeJournalism #RadiationExposureCompensationAct #NoUraniumMining #NoUraniumEnrichment
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Dayton Daily News investigation found #contamination, sick workers at #PiketonOhio plant
By Lynn Hulsey
May 15, 2019"A polluted former #UraniumEnrichment plant in #Piketon closed years ago but it's impact continues to resonate through the community, including this week when a #MiddleSchool was closed after traces of radioactive #neptunium were found at an air monitoring station at the school.
"Contamination with radiation and multiple toxic substances at the former Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant led to an ongoing, multibillion dollar environmental cleanup and sickened plant workers who had to fight for compensation as they battled debilitating terminal illnesses related to their years at the plant.
"A massive 2006 investigation by the Dayton Daily News found five plumes of poisoned #groundwater, contamination with radiation, #beryllium, polychlorinated biphenyls (#PCBs) and #asbestos.
"The investigation found lax safety practices, routine mishandling of toxic and #radioactive material and at least 400 accidental releases of #UraniumGas or toxic fluorine. Toxins were dumped into unlined #landfills and ditches and leached into #groundwater and the Little #BeaverCreek, a tributary of the #SciotoRiver.
"The plant was operated by the federal government and contractors from 1954 to 2001 and enriched uranium to high levels for #NuclearWeapons and #NuclearSubmarines and to lower levels for #nuclearpowerplants.
#WaterIsLife #Ohio #NoNukes #NoWar #UraniumEnrichment #UraniumHexafluoride #RECA #PortsmouthGaseousDiffusionPlant #InvestigativeJournalism #RadiationExposureCompensationAct #NoUraniumMining #NoUraniumEnrichment
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A small town in rural Ohio is producing #EnrichedUranium again. Here's why that matters
The Ohio Newsroom | By Erin Gottsacker
Published April 18, 2024"When Centrus Energy flipped three switches at its new plant last fall, it was a new beginning for an industry that had been dormant for more than a decade in #Ohio: #UraniumEnrichment.
"As the U.S. looks to meet its clean energy [sic] goals, there’s increasing demand for the resource, which is necessary for nuclear power generation.
"For years, the U.S. didn’t have a American-owned source of enriched uranium. (A subsidiary of #Urenco enriches #uranium in #NewMexico, but it's owned by a conglomeration of foreign governments and European-based businesses.) Now, #CentrusEnergy is attempting to fill in the gap. And it’s doing that at a plant in #PiketonOhio.
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"Some locals aren’t thrilled. One group worries about the industry’s connection to #NuclearWeapons. Others fear the waste from the plant could #contaminate the surrounding #environment. The specter of the last time #uranium was being enriched in Piketon looms large: many former plant workers get federal compensation because of illnesses they sustained as a result of exposure to #toxic and #radioactive materials.
"'I feel violated,' said Vina Colley, a former worker at the #PortsmouthGaseousDiffusionPlant. 'They said I would get more radiation by getting on the plane than working out here.'
"In the time since she worked at the plant, she’s battled #beryllium disease, #ChronicBronchitis, #COPD, #neuropathy and #HeartFailure."
#NoUraniumEnrichment #RadioactiveContamination #NewNuclear #Uranium #HALEU #UF6
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A small town in rural Ohio is producing #EnrichedUranium again. Here's why that matters
The Ohio Newsroom | By Erin Gottsacker
Published April 18, 2024"When Centrus Energy flipped three switches at its new plant last fall, it was a new beginning for an industry that had been dormant for more than a decade in #Ohio: #UraniumEnrichment.
"As the U.S. looks to meet its clean energy [sic] goals, there’s increasing demand for the resource, which is necessary for nuclear power generation.
"For years, the U.S. didn’t have a American-owned source of enriched uranium. (A subsidiary of #Urenco enriches #uranium in #NewMexico, but it's owned by a conglomeration of foreign governments and European-based businesses.) Now, #CentrusEnergy is attempting to fill in the gap. And it’s doing that at a plant in #PiketonOhio.
[...]
"Some locals aren’t thrilled. One group worries about the industry’s connection to #NuclearWeapons. Others fear the waste from the plant could #contaminate the surrounding #environment. The specter of the last time #uranium was being enriched in Piketon looms large: many former plant workers get federal compensation because of illnesses they sustained as a result of exposure to #toxic and #radioactive materials.
"'I feel violated,' said Vina Colley, a former worker at the #PortsmouthGaseousDiffusionPlant. 'They said I would get more radiation by getting on the plane than working out here.'
"In the time since she worked at the plant, she’s battled #beryllium disease, #ChronicBronchitis, #COPD, #neuropathy and #HeartFailure."
#NoUraniumEnrichment #RadioactiveContamination #NewNuclear #Uranium #HALEU #UF6
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A small town in rural Ohio is producing #EnrichedUranium again. Here's why that matters
The Ohio Newsroom | By Erin Gottsacker
Published April 18, 2024"When Centrus Energy flipped three switches at its new plant last fall, it was a new beginning for an industry that had been dormant for more than a decade in #Ohio: #UraniumEnrichment.
"As the U.S. looks to meet its clean energy [sic] goals, there’s increasing demand for the resource, which is necessary for nuclear power generation.
"For years, the U.S. didn’t have a American-owned source of enriched uranium. (A subsidiary of #Urenco enriches #uranium in #NewMexico, but it's owned by a conglomeration of foreign governments and European-based businesses.) Now, #CentrusEnergy is attempting to fill in the gap. And it’s doing that at a plant in #PiketonOhio.
[...]
"Some locals aren’t thrilled. One group worries about the industry’s connection to #NuclearWeapons. Others fear the waste from the plant could #contaminate the surrounding #environment. The specter of the last time #uranium was being enriched in Piketon looms large: many former plant workers get federal compensation because of illnesses they sustained as a result of exposure to #toxic and #radioactive materials.
"'I feel violated,' said Vina Colley, a former worker at the #PortsmouthGaseousDiffusionPlant. 'They said I would get more radiation by getting on the plane than working out here.'
"In the time since she worked at the plant, she’s battled #beryllium disease, #ChronicBronchitis, #COPD, #neuropathy and #HeartFailure."
#NoUraniumEnrichment #RadioactiveContamination #NewNuclear #Uranium #HALEU #UF6
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A small town in rural Ohio is producing #EnrichedUranium again. Here's why that matters
The Ohio Newsroom | By Erin Gottsacker
Published April 18, 2024"When Centrus Energy flipped three switches at its new plant last fall, it was a new beginning for an industry that had been dormant for more than a decade in #Ohio: #UraniumEnrichment.
"As the U.S. looks to meet its clean energy [sic] goals, there’s increasing demand for the resource, which is necessary for nuclear power generation.
"For years, the U.S. didn’t have a American-owned source of enriched uranium. (A subsidiary of #Urenco enriches #uranium in #NewMexico, but it's owned by a conglomeration of foreign governments and European-based businesses.) Now, #CentrusEnergy is attempting to fill in the gap. And it’s doing that at a plant in #PiketonOhio.
[...]
"Some locals aren’t thrilled. One group worries about the industry’s connection to #NuclearWeapons. Others fear the waste from the plant could #contaminate the surrounding #environment. The specter of the last time #uranium was being enriched in Piketon looms large: many former plant workers get federal compensation because of illnesses they sustained as a result of exposure to #toxic and #radioactive materials.
"'I feel violated,' said Vina Colley, a former worker at the #PortsmouthGaseousDiffusionPlant. 'They said I would get more radiation by getting on the plane than working out here.'
"In the time since she worked at the plant, she’s battled #beryllium disease, #ChronicBronchitis, #COPD, #neuropathy and #HeartFailure."
#NoUraniumEnrichment #RadioactiveContamination #NewNuclear #Uranium #HALEU #UF6
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A small town in rural Ohio is producing #EnrichedUranium again. Here's why that matters
The Ohio Newsroom | By Erin Gottsacker
Published April 18, 2024"When Centrus Energy flipped three switches at its new plant last fall, it was a new beginning for an industry that had been dormant for more than a decade in #Ohio: #UraniumEnrichment.
"As the U.S. looks to meet its clean energy [sic] goals, there’s increasing demand for the resource, which is necessary for nuclear power generation.
"For years, the U.S. didn’t have a American-owned source of enriched uranium. (A subsidiary of #Urenco enriches #uranium in #NewMexico, but it's owned by a conglomeration of foreign governments and European-based businesses.) Now, #CentrusEnergy is attempting to fill in the gap. And it’s doing that at a plant in #PiketonOhio.
[...]
"Some locals aren’t thrilled. One group worries about the industry’s connection to #NuclearWeapons. Others fear the waste from the plant could #contaminate the surrounding #environment. The specter of the last time #uranium was being enriched in Piketon looms large: many former plant workers get federal compensation because of illnesses they sustained as a result of exposure to #toxic and #radioactive materials.
"'I feel violated,' said Vina Colley, a former worker at the #PortsmouthGaseousDiffusionPlant. 'They said I would get more radiation by getting on the plane than working out here.'
"In the time since she worked at the plant, she’s battled #beryllium disease, #ChronicBronchitis, #COPD, #neuropathy and #HeartFailure."
#NoUraniumEnrichment #RadioactiveContamination #NewNuclear #Uranium #HALEU #UF6
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Staubteilchen vom Rand des Sonnensystems auf TU-DachHerkunft von Mikrometeoriten erstmals mit Hilfe aufwendiger Computersimulationen und Experimente bestimmt. Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung der TU Berlin und des Museums für Naturkunde Berlin.
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https://www.raumfahrer.net/staubteilchen-vom-rand-des-sonnensystems-auf-tu-dach/4.7.2024
#Aluminium #Astronomie #Beryllium #Beschleuniger #Mikrometeorit #MuseumfürNaturkundeBerlin #TUBerlin #VERA
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Staubteilchen vom Rand des Sonnensystems auf TU-DachHerkunft von Mikrometeoriten erstmals mit Hilfe aufwendiger Computersimulationen und Experimente bestimmt. Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung der TU Berlin und des Museums für Naturkunde Berlin.
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https://www.raumfahrer.net/staubteilchen-vom-rand-des-sonnensystems-auf-tu-dach/4.7.2024
#Aluminium #Astronomie #Beryllium #Beschleuniger #Mikrometeorit #MuseumfürNaturkundeBerlin #TUBerlin #VERA
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Staubteilchen vom Rand des Sonnensystems auf TU-DachHerkunft von Mikrometeoriten erstmals mit Hilfe aufwendiger Computersimulationen und Experimente bestimmt. Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung der TU Berlin und des Museums für Naturkunde Berlin.
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https://www.raumfahrer.net/staubteilchen-vom-rand-des-sonnensystems-auf-tu-dach/4.7.2024
#Aluminium #Astronomie #Beryllium #Beschleuniger #Mikrometeorit #MuseumfürNaturkundeBerlin #TUBerlin #VERA
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Staubteilchen vom Rand des Sonnensystems auf TU-DachHerkunft von Mikrometeoriten erstmals mit Hilfe aufwendiger Computersimulationen und Experimente bestimmt. Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung der TU Berlin und des Museums für Naturkunde Berlin.
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https://www.raumfahrer.net/staubteilchen-vom-rand-des-sonnensystems-auf-tu-dach/4.7.2024
#Aluminium #Astronomie #Beryllium #Beschleuniger #Mikrometeorit #MuseumfürNaturkundeBerlin #TUBerlin #VERA
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Staubteilchen vom Rand des Sonnensystems auf TU-DachHerkunft von Mikrometeoriten erstmals mit Hilfe aufwendiger Computersimulationen und Experimente bestimmt. Gemeinsame Pressemitteilung der TU Berlin und des Museums für Naturkunde Berlin.
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https://www.raumfahrer.net/staubteilchen-vom-rand-des-sonnensystems-auf-tu-dach/4.7.2024
#Aluminium #Astronomie #Beryllium #Beschleuniger #Mikrometeorit #MuseumfürNaturkundeBerlin #TUBerlin #VERA
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"Early researchers undertook the highly hazardous practice of identifying beryllium and its various compounds from its sweet taste."
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How Soaring E-Waste Pollution Is Putting Lives at Risk
by April Miller
Mar 3rd 2022The Growing Amount of E Waste Pollution
"The proper disposal of electronics is a heated topic in the minds of those looking to live more sustainably and reduce their carbon footprint. As more devices come out each year, it only adds to the amount of e-waste generated. Consider how #Apple, #Huawei, #Samsung, #Google and other companies release several new phone models annually. Older models then become #obsolete and must be disposed of properly.
"Statista reports that the amount of e-waste generated worldwide was around 54 million metric tons in 2019. Due to increased spending power and the wide availability of electronics, e-waste is becoming the fastest-growing waste stream worldwide. It’s estimated that generation will increase by 30% by 2030.
"These figures make sense, considering how common it is for people to throw away small electronic devices along with their other trash. However, most are not aware of opportunities to recycle electronics, what environmental impact they’re making by throwing away e-waste or how much cash they can earn by selling it.
How E Waste Harms the #Environment and Our #Health
"Why is e-waste becoming a more prevalent issue worldwide? #ElectronicWaste poses unique ecological concerns. Most e-waste contains #HazardousChemicals, and the manufacturing processes may also harm the #environment.
"When e-waste ends up in a #landfill, the surrounding #soil can become #contaminated with #toxic substances such as #mercury, #cadmium, #beryllium and #lead. These chemicals enter the soil, waterways and air, leading to polluted environments and negatively impacting human and #marine life.
"Consider people who use natural wells or the animals who rely on bodies of water. They could be exposed to toxic chemicals that can impact their health.
"It’s also important to note that when high volumes of e-waste enter landfills, device manufacturers must mine more materials to build new devices. #Phones and other #electronics contain small amounts of valuable metals like #gold, #silver and #palladium, among other critical components. These materials are becoming harder to mine, especially with the increased demand for more electronic devices.
How E Waste Contributes to #Air Pollution
One journal from Environmental Research Letters reported that researchers took air samples from a large e-waste disposal site in #China and found that the products in these landfills harmed human #lung cells.
"According to the World Health Organization (WHO), these are some adverse health effects caused by exposure to e-waste:
- Negative birth outcomes for expecting mothers, such as #stillbirth or #premature birth
- Increased rates of #ADHD in young children
- Changes in lung function
- #DNA damage
- Respiratory issues
- Impaired thyroid function
- Increased risk of chronic diseases like #cancer and #cardiovascular disease"Additionally, the WHO reports that appropriate collection and #recycling of e-waste can help protect the environment and human health.
"Global E-waste Statistics Partnership (GESP) found that 17.4% of e-waste that was collected appropriately prevented as much as 15 million tons of carbon dioxide from being emitted into the atmosphere. High levels of carbon dioxide entering the environment and therefore contributing to global warming make it clear that e-waste is a much larger issue than some believe it to be. It may seem easy to toss away old electronics in the trash, but doing so negatively affects the environment and can harm human health.
Recycling Electronics to Benefit Humans and the Environment
"More state and federal action is needed to reduce the negative impact e-waste has on humans and the environment. So far, around 25 US states and the District of Columbia have passed legislation to establish an e-waste recycling programme. Additionally, several manufacturers offer some type of electronic return initiative, with some hosting or sponsoring recycling events for consumers.
"Many manufacturers have adopted more #sustainable business practices to prevent outdated devices from entering landfills. However, this can be challenging, considering how often users want to upgrade to the latest technology due to new features and designs.
Republicans and Democrats are pursuing laws that would make it easier for consumers to repair their devices, from vehicles to refrigerators to smartphones. This movement is being coined as the Right to Repair movement. Manufacturers often make it difficult for consumers to fix a wide range of products by limiting the availability of parts or limiting who can perform repairs.
The goal of the movement is to prohibit manufacturers from taking these measures. This can directly reduce the amount of e-waste entering landfills in the first place. Consumers would then be able to repair devices themselves, save money and avoid tossing obsolete products in the trash.
E-waste is a growing problem worldwide, and more emphasis should be put on the importance of recycling electronics. The benefits of recycling far outweigh the drawbacks. Governments, consumers and manufacturers need to find viable solutions to this prevalent issue. Whether it’s contaminated soil entering waterways or toxic chemicals released into the atmosphere, more work needs to be done to mitigate the negative effects e-waste causes."
https://earth.org/e-waste-pollution/
#ElectronicWaste #SupportLegacyProducts #Windows11 #Consumerism #Capitalism #Crapitalism
#PlannedObsolescence
#Landfills #RightToRepair #EnvironmentalRacism #WaterIsLife #SoilIsLife #RightToRepair
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Likely one or another of you already quickly tinkered it for their own device, anyway here bundled as a single script : a vendor firmware updater for Xiaomi #Pocophone #beryllium phones running Linux mobile :
https://gitlab.com/TheOneWithTheBraid/beryllium-firmware-update
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"Gefunden, was er finden wollte: Studie zu interstellarem Meteoriten verrissen
Im Juni hat ein US-Forscher Überreste eines interstellaren Meteoriten gesucht und angeblich direkt gefunden. Nun liegt die Analyse vor – und wird verrissen."
16.11.2023
#arxiv: https://arxiv.org/ftp/arxiv/papers/2311/2311.07699.pdf
#Astrophysik #Astronomie #AviLoeb #Beryllium #Bestätigungsfehler #Eisen #Flugasche #Lanthan #Meteorit #Uran
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Chemists have solved a decades-long problem of bonding beryllium. Beryllium is a metal that usually does not form bonds with other metal atoms, but researchers have created a compound called diberyllocene that contains a metallic bond between two beryllium atoms. The compound is the first solid with a Be–Be bond and has unusual properties, such as acting as a reducing agent and forming bonds with other metals. #Beryllium #Bonding #Chemistry https://www.newscientist.com/article/2378404-chemists-have-solved-a-decades-long-problem-of-bonding-beryllium/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_content=HariTulsidas%2Fmagazine%2FArchetypes
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Steric Influence on the Constitution of Beryllium Phosphine Complexes: The influence of ligand properties on the structure and reactivity of phosphine Be halide complexes was investigated
#chemistry #chemistryviews #chemviews #research #chemiverse #beryllium #phosphine #chemiverse
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Best #postmarketos flavor as daily driver? -> phone, sms, podcast, mastodon, reddit, music, 2fa, navigation, telegram, matrix
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#MineralMonday a meh photograph of a wonderful specimen: cream phenakite crystals on the side of a large quartz crystal from an auld secret locality 😎 , in the Cairngorms. #Mineral #Scotland #Beryllium #NotInAMuseum
