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Uranium-238

Thank you,

Ken Harp
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On Fri, Dec 4, 2015, at 04:29 AM, David Hillman wrote:
>  Here is the Element Quiz Question:
> >
> > The Question:
> > This element's name is derived from a Latin word. One of this element's
> isotopes has a very long half life with very steady beta and alpha decay
> rates which makes it useful as a way to measure the age of the universe.
> You have to process about 1000 lbs of ore to produce 1 lb of this
> element.
> The USA produces approximately 1000 lbs of this element per year and the
> world's total estimated supply is only about 400 tons. One of its
> commercial applications is its use in missile engines. Which element is
> being
> described?
> 
> >
> > The winner of the quiz will get the services of Clumpy and Kloumpios.
> 
> >
> > So far Clumpy and Kloumpios have done the following:
> >
> > Past Quiz winners/tasks:
> > Week 1 Dick Krug,  Spartan Complex Systems
> > Week 2 Laura Turbini, IRC
> > Week 3 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited
> > Week 3 Pat Goodyear, PGE
> > Week 4 Joe Russeau, Precision Analysts Laboratory
> > Week 5 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
> > Week 6 Steve Gregory
> > Week 7 Phil Kinner
> > Week 8 Brian Ellis
> > Week 9 James Head,Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited
> > Week 10 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 11 Keith Calhoun, Sopark Corp
> > Week 12 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Elektronik
> > Week 13 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 14 Brian Ellis
> > Week 15 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
> > Week 16 Steve Gregory
> > Week 17 Phil Kinner
> > Week 18 Ian Braddock, MBDA Systems
> > Week 19 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 20 Denny Fritz, SAIC
> > Week 21 Amol Kane
> > Week 21 Dewey Whittaker, Honeywell
> > Week 21 David Bealer, Watch Fire Sign
> > Week 22 Phil Kinner
> > Week 23 Guy Ramsey, RD Circuits
> > Week 24 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger
> > Week 25 Keith Calhoun, SoparkCorp
> > Week 26 Paul Reid, PWB Interconnect Solutions Inc
> > Week 27 Greg Munie, IPC
> > Week 28 Steve Gregory
> > Week 29 Gus Trakas, Viasystems
> > Week 29 Steve Creswick
> > Week 30 Robert Welch,Moog Component Group
> > Week 31 Heidi Havelka, Interplex Sunbelt
> > Week 32 Raye Rivera, Canoga Perkins
> > Week 33 Steve Creswick
> > Week 34 Dewey Whittaker, Honeywell
> > Week 35 Don Vischulis
> > Week 36 Greg Munie, IPC
> > Week 37 Larry Dzaugis
> > Week 37 Bonus Question Steve Mikell
> > Week 38 Curt McNamara, Logic PD
> > Week 38 Bonus Question Dewey Whittaker, Honeywell
> > Week 39 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 40 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 40 Ron Feyereisen, Sigmatron Int.
> > Week 41 Steve Gregory
> > Week 42 Steve Mikell
> > Week 43 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger
> > Week 44 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 44 Eddie Hofer, Rockwell Collins
> > Week 45 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 46 Joe Russeau, Precision Analysts Laboratory
> > Week 47 Phil Bavaro,L-3 Communications
> > Week 48 Brian Ellis
> > Week 49 Leland Woodall,CSTech
> > Week 49 Drew Meyer, Benchmark Electronics
> > Week 50 Greg Munie, IPC
> > Week 51 Karen Tellefsen.
> > Week 52 Greg Munie, IPC
> > Week 53 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 54 Phil Bavaro, L-3 Com.
> > Week 55 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc. deferred to Richard Stadem, GD,
> > Week 56 Carl Van Wormer, Cipher Engineering LLC
> > Week 57 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc
> > Week 58 Leland Woodall, CSTech, Inc.
> > Week 58 Bonus Question Robert Wolfe
> > Week 59 Greg Munie, IPC
> > Week 60 Graham Collins, Sunsel Systems
> > Week 61 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited
> > Week 62 Leland Woodall
> > Week 62 Brien Bush, Cirtronics
> > Week 63 Pat Goodyear, PGE
> > Week 64 Ed Popielarski
> > Week 65 Jim West, N.S. International
> > Week 66 Brian Ellis
> > Week 67 Ravinder Ajmani, HGST
> > Week 68 Robert Wolfe
> > Week 69 Joe Russeau, PAL.
> > Week 69 Leland Woodall, Keihin North America
> > Week 70 Jim West, N.S. International
> > Week 71 Steve Gregory
> > Week 72 Bhanu Sood, CALCE
> > Week 72 Ed Popielarsk
> > Week 72 Robert Welch, Moog Component Group
> > Week 73 Torsten Hagge, Kristronics GmbH
> > Week 74 Greg Munie, IPC
> > Week 75 Doug Pauls, Rockwell Collins
> > Week 76 Graham Collins, Sunsel Systems
> > Week 77 Robert Kondner, Index Designs
> > Week 77 Bonus Brien Bush, Cirtronics
> > Week 78 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 79 Denny Fritz, SAIC
> > Week 80 Brian Ellis
> > Week 81 Mordechai Kirshenbaum
> > Week 81 Jim West, N.S. International
> > Week 82 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc
> > Week 82 Robert Welch, Moog Components Group
> > Week 83 James Head, Crowcon Detection Instruments Limited
> > Week 84 Mike Fenner
> > Week 85 Steve Gregory
> > Week 86 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
> > Week 87 Matthias Mansfeld, Mansfeld-Elektronik
> > Week 88 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 89 Avni Selim Ozcukurlu, Aselsan Inc.
> > Week 90 Pat Goodyear, PGE
> > Week 91 Mordechai Kirshenbaum
> > Week 92 Greg Munie, IPC
> > Week 93 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 93 Mike Fenner
> > Week 94 John Maxwell
> > Week 95 Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 95 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
> > Week 96 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
> > Week 96 bonus Leland Woodall, CSTech Inc.
> > Week 97 Dick Krug, Spartan Brooksville LLC
> > Week 98 Juliano Ribeiro, DATACOM
> > Week 99 Torsten Hagge, KRISTRONICS GmbH
> > Week 100 Denny Fritz, SAIC
> > Week 101 Mark Kostinovsky, Schlumberger
> > Week 102 Tom Carroll, Boeing Defense, Space and Security
>    Week 102 Robert Welch, Moog Components Group
> > Week 102 Bonus Question David Bealer, Watch Fire Sign
> 
> > Week 103 Torsten Hagge, KRISTRONICS GmbH
> > -The boys still need some calm work as they assist some loud short
> circuit tests of a fuel cell stack simulator at Kristronics.
> 
> > Week 103 Joe Russeau, PAL
> > -assisted with ????
> 
> > Week 104 Todd MacFadden
> > -The boys should have fun on this assignment. I'll have them do some yoga
> and stretching as a warmup for testing a new flex circuit design concept.
> Hopefully they'll work up a sufficient appetite so they won't complain
> about all the turkey sandwiches next week.
> 
> Week 105 ????
> - assisted with ????
> 
> >
> > Everyone have a safe week.
> >
> > Dave Hillman
> > Rockwell Collins
> > [log in to unmask]
> > Data Credit Note: the information in the Element Quizzes is taken from
> > several published sources including The History and Use of Our Earth's
> > Chemical Elements by R. Krebs and Nature's Building Blocks by J. Emsley.
> 
> 
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