Actually Joe - there is some Uranium ore in N.Z. - It was found in the = Buller region (inland from Westport) - from what I understand though not = enough or concentrated enough to mine (Thankfully - its a nice area of = native bush etc - until the bloody Aussie possums get to it) >>> joecolquitt@CLEAR.NET.NZ 02/20/02 06:12PM >>> > > Thermal pile ? > > There's an idea! Perhaps you can find some "loose" > radioactive strontium or whatever in one of those toy countries > on the edge of civilized Europe Australia maybe, uranium all over the place. And A-bomb sites too. NZ is staunchly nuclear-free, I'm afraid lumps of isotopes unlikely to be found in the bush that Paul's unit will be in -- http://www.piclist.com hint: To leave the PICList mailto:piclist-unsubscribe-request@mitvma.mit.edu