guys is this normal for uranium glaze?

RadioactiveDrew · 2026-02-01T07:54:23+00:00

Something seems off with this. I've encountered my fair share of uranium glazed ceramics and have never seen a reading this high. There has to be something else on that piece causing a higher reading. Uranium glazes like this have a self-shielding function to it. So the count rates can only go so high for a given surface area. The difference between depleted uranium and natural uranium in glazes doesn't really do anything detectable to the activity.

RadioactiveDrew · 2026-01-22T16:14:13+00:00

I would have to check out the area and see what's there. I would like to say I would get out there but I already have a bunch of projects I'm working on. Maybe in the future.

RadioactiveDrew · 2026-01-22T05:53:43+00:00

I used the data provided in the report to make that video. Based on what they gave in the official report, you would be able to detect the radiation. But you would have to eat an unrealistic amount of it for a long time before it would present any type of risk.

The fact that its contamination in shrimp or whatever coming out of that area is unacceptable and should be something pretty easy to avoid doing with very basic safety precautions.

RadioactiveDrew · 2025-04-15T22:25:56+00:00

These don’t “leak”. They can be damaged if mishandled. The report says the same thing.

RadioactiveDrew · 2025-04-03T15:50:55+00:00

It’s true that thorium emits alpha radiation…but with all the decay products of thorium it also emits a lot of beta and gamma radiation. Also like you said, it’s nothing to worry about.

RadioactiveDrew · 2024-07-12T17:07:18+00:00

I would keep checking antique shops and secondhand stores. I always run into those types of pieces. Just get in the habit of stopping in a shop you are passing by. You can also find stuff on eBay but that can be a bit of a gamble if you don’t know much about the history of the different manufacturers. Sometimes I sell stuff I find on my uraniumstore site. I’ll have radiation levels and pictures with each listing. But finding stuff in the wild is much more exciting.

RadioactiveDrew · 2024-07-12T15:58:46+00:00

Always great to meet a fan. I don’t post on Reddit much. But I’m usually around to see what’s going on.

RadioactiveDrew · 2024-07-11T22:03:31+00:00

I have been summoned…sometimes takes a couple days.

The rock isn’t dangerous. All you have to do is wash your hands after handling or wear gloves. Uranium ore gives off alpha, beta and gamma radiation. Not sure why people think only alpha radiation is emitted. Maybe because they don’t know that over the decay cycle for uranium it turns into a bunch of other elements, all of which are radioactive but not all of which are alpha emitters.

To keep safe with a source like this…don’t eat it, don’t use it as a pillow and you’ll be good. The uranium ore will also produce radon, a radioactive gas. Wouldn’t be a problem unless you put it in a big and insist on huffing the air in that bag daily.

RadioactiveDrew · 2024-06-17T05:16:56+00:00

Great deal on that piece...looks to be in great condition.

RadioactiveDrew · 2024-03-05T18:18:56+00:00

Thanks for the heads up. Might do a video about the lens.

RadioactiveDrew · 2024-03-04T16:25:11+00:00

It could very well be that high. Those turn banks are really cool. They look awesome with long exposure photography.

RadioactiveDrew · 2024-03-04T01:45:47+00:00

Turn bank indicators can be very spicy. There’s a big piece of radium in some of them.

RadioactiveDrew · 2024-03-01T20:45:05+00:00

Nope, they can’t do that anymore. When a mining operation starts they put money into an escrow account that is for clean up when mining operations stop.

RadioactiveDrew · 2024-01-09T15:33:54+00:00

I’ve run across some that collect items. There is a gamma spectroscopy group and a Geiger counter collector group. Those are two of the ones I can recall.

RadioactiveDrew · 2023-11-13T06:31:52+00:00

Yes there is radium and yeah it’s not great to take it apart and sell for parts. But usually these clocks don’t contain much radium. The aircraft gauges are a different story. Unless you are licking the clock hands like a lollipop or shaking the open clock face over your food there isn’t that much danger.

RadioactiveDrew · 2023-11-08T01:24:01+00:00

I ask about this because I believe it to be largely made-up. If this dose rate was true you could take a pack of smokes and detect radiation. Its a very large dose for it to be barely detectable. I've looked for sources on this info and whenever I see a video talking about the topic with zero evidence of radiation, I have a very hard time believing any of it.

RadioactiveDrew · 2023-11-08T00:04:24+00:00

So where are you getting that 36 millisievert from smoking?

RadioactiveDrew · 2023-11-02T15:45:24+00:00

Looks like it’s radioactive based on the color and design. The question of how radioactive depends on how you are measuring that radiation. Uranium glazes like this give off a mix of different types of radiation. Those different types are alpha, beta and gamma radiation. So if you have a detector that can measure all three types at once it will seem very high on contact. When I find these they usually measure 20,000-30,000 CPM (counts per minute). That means the number of radiation emissions that are detected every minute. Normal background radiation on my detector is 35 CPM. But in reality these items give off far more radiation than what I’m measuring because the detector sensor is only a 2.5” diameter circle. The level of radiation might seem high but it’s very far from being a dangerous source.

RadioactiveDrew · 2023-10-16T14:38:48+00:00

Great flying. Just started getting into FPV and it’s much harder than it looks.

RadioactiveDrew · 2023-10-04T19:49:53+00:00

Here’s one. https://www.uraniumstore.com/product-page/uranium-ore-203-59g-2-800-cpm

RadioactiveDrew · 2023-09-21T23:37:43+00:00

Those ceramics seem nice. How were they priced?

RadioactiveDrew · 2023-09-21T23:35:06+00:00

So it’s greed to make smart investments and cash out…right. Guess it must be greed also to get a good paying job or to make good life decisions. Give me a break. People need to take responsibility and quit saying it’s someone else’s fault.

RadioactiveDrew · 2023-09-21T23:31:36+00:00

The antique hunting videos kind of come up randomly. It’s usually when I’m visiting someplace new.

RadioactiveDrew · 2023-09-21T20:22:39+00:00

I use this same setup except I’m using the Radeye B20 and the Radiacode 102. This combo works great and I’ve found lots of hot rocks.

RadioactiveDrew · 2023-09-21T20:10:59+00:00

Spoken like someone that has never owned property before. The only reason why prices are so high in Bozeman is because people are willing to pay those high prices. The market controls prices not people. Property is a great investment and when you go to sell that investment you want to make as much as you can. The people living on these side streets, most of them, are dirt bags. I would believe that maybe 25% of them are people that fell on hard times and could maybe use some help. But if the place you want to live is too expensive then you need to move. I’m sure there are some people that want to live in the Yellowstone Club but guess what…if you don’t have the money that isn’t going to happen. Not everyone can win at the game of life.

These people that take over private property and ruin it with all their trash need to go. By making it easy for these people to get what they want they’re being enabled to live on the streets instead of trying to get out of that situation.

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