Americium?  Really, I have no clue.

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Hi folks - no correct responses yet! Read thru the clues and don't just focus on a specific clue as the all of them are important.

Dave



From:   "David D. Hillman" <[log in to unmask]>
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Date:   03/07/2013 05:14 PM
Subject:        [TN] NTC Friday Element Quiz Question
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Hi folks - Here is the Friday Element Quiz Question ( a little early so other time zones have a chance):

The Question:
A total of 8 tons of this element is extracted every year. An radioactive isotope of this element is used for industrial material thickness measurements. The word "hidden". What element is being described?


The winner of the weekly element quiz will get the services of Clumpy and Kloumpios for the week


So far Clumpy and Kloumpios have done the following:


Past Quiz winners/tasks:
Week 1 Dick Krug,  Spartan Complex Systems
- Clumpy and Kloumpios arrived and were happy to get some warm weather.
Saturday they helped rake leaves (yes it's fall in Tampa) then went to the


Florida State Fair.  They seemed most interested in some of the new
tractors, muttering something about the closed cab would be a more
comfortable ride, but they also took advantage of the opportunity for Fair


food.  I couldn't believe how much deep fried food they ate - Snickers,
butter, burgers, ..., you name it.  Yesterday they didn't feel good so
just sat around in the sun most of the day. This week I'm going to pick
their brains on how to improve our ECN implementation process.  If they
can't contribute much I'll send them back to the fair as sort of a winter
vacation.

Week 2 Laura Turbini, IRC
- unknown

Week 3 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited
- assisted with a "haring" activity

And Pat Goodyear, PGE
 - This time the boys will get to do some REAL work, they each have scoop
shovels and at present are shoveling piles of U-O2 pellets for refueling
the cook pot.  We are in the middle of a 60 day refuel outage so their
help came at an opportune time, the majority of our contract crew left
this evening, (laid off).   They are however complaining that it is hot
and they have been working in dry suits and sweating profusely, and they
have no beers to drop, not allowed on the property.   I offered them Gator


aid but they just laughed.  I asked them if they knew anything about
electronics and they could work with us technicians, but they just mumbled


about John Deere tractors.   They will be working the next 3 days around
the clock, they will get rest when they are done, we have to get back on
schedule.

Week 4 Joe Russeau, Precision Analysts Laboratory
- assisted with running an ion chromatograph and see how adept they are at

reviewing SIR data.

Week 5 ????
- assisted with ????


Everyone have a safe week!

Dave Hillman
Rockwell Collins


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