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Controlled fire tests were made with 50-gram quantities of pyrophoric uranium metal powder to assess the relative degree of airborne contamination associated with the burning and extinguishing of this material using standard high-volume air monitoring equipment. By applying carbon microspheres for extinguishment, the airborne contamination was reduced considerably.
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Schmitt, C.R. Carbon microspheres as extinguishing agents for fissionable material fires. Fire Technol 11, 95–98 (1975). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02589939
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02589939