This website is clearly just selling novelty goods. If they were selling anything with useful radioactivity the government would have closed them. Cummon people! engage brains. Also lazar, he thinks aliens exist for god sake, and more than that he thinks he is the one "special" person that knows about them. It would be funny if it wasnt so sad. They sell nice black lights though, they're cool.

In the USA it is legal for people to own uranium metal and ore which is of course radioactive, I have bought numerous research samples from United Nuclear and find them to be an excellent company. Every item was exactly as described, people should also keep in mind that radioactivity is natually present in the earth and it is legal to own radioactive items. I firmly believe that most peoples fear of radioactivity is purely media induced because of press releases from groups like Greenpeace (who have no scientific training at all) that exaggerate the danger of every tiny nuclear issue by orders of magnitude for the last 30 years. This ignorance has cost the USA's economy untold of billions of dollars in losses because of nuclear power plant delays. The bottom line is nuclear reactors have always been the best way to generate base load electrical power and always will be.

Hey- is that the same Paul Weir who wrote the play Aphorisims? I was going to be Musical Director, until you broke your neck . /paul a.

If any of you really think that some company is selling something that radiates Gamma or Beta
radiation then you are all nuts. First off the
same crap that all those Ex vets claimed to have been poisoned with in Desert Storm was U-238 or perhaps U-245 meaing it is entirely harmless.

Will not go into details but only FRESH highly enriched ios dangerous and the other is just a very dense metal such a gold or lead...Hell I have held A Geiger counter next to smaples of
REAL A-10 Warthog 20mm rounds for ten or twentyminutes and got more radiation readings from the damn microwave in our Lunch room so put your fears aside..the stuff is harmeless !!!!!

As far as aliens go then you had better look up Bentwaters AF Base sighting which happened in the eighties as that I believe...Bentwaters is located 100 miles from London,England and once housed Nuclear Weapons...Aliens dropped in to check out weapons and used a special beam to access enitre package in the bunkers while scarring the hell out of US Airforce personell.

They were some sort of probes sent into Earth to see our weapons stored at Bent waters in England!!!

United Nuclear seems to be registered with the NRC, the nuclear regulatory commision run by the US govt.
http://www.nrc.gov/info-finder/decommissioning/uranium/united-nuclear-corporation-unc-.html

Beware of United Nuclear. While they do sell some interesting items, they are absolutely the SLOWEST company I have ever dealt with, often taking more than a month to fill an order. Even when you initially order and their computer tells you the item is in stock, you may hear a month later that it is not available.

This is to JRoberts.

You cannot blame united nuclear for the current slow service. They have said on their site for the past month+ that they are moving into a new warehouse, which will definitely slow service, plus they have to deal with the government. They were recently raided by the CPSC. Also, they have contracts to supply many laboratories, schools, and government organizations, which means they are a very busy company. And with the government trying to give all chemical suppliers as much crap as possible, blame the Government for trying to shut them all down..not slow service..NO service. So, before you say anything bad about UNSS, try to read into a website and what they tell you before you buy.

Many time VERY satisfied customer of UNSS,
Robert

i sell bismuth if u want to buy send me a mesage its urgent

Still? Ok.. all matter is radioactive, the half-life of a proton is only about 10^40 years, all protons now in existance will decay away eventually (and there doesn't seem to be a ready source of them). This means all matter will break down eventually, into smaller matter, and energy.

just to tell you, there is a ready sorce of protons- neutrons! they will decay after the protons go, with a half life of 10 minutes.

Bismuth is radioactive, just with the longest half life every discovered.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bismuth

United Nuclear is a real and reliable company.
We buy Uranium Ores samples for our uranium synthesis and enrichment process and EMP experiments in our nuclear science & applied physics laboratory.
Samples came in radiation-proof cases, and can be handled safely.

I know United Nuclear sells quality ore because I have purchased it from them. They sell it with a certificate of it's CPM reading for authenticity.

My geiger counter confirmed their certificate to be 100% accurate (and radioactive).

While their items are radioactive, they could not be weaponized for a RDD or a dirty bomb. The US Postal Service scans for that type of material.

Any material that could be weaponized is regulated by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC).

If you fly across the coutry you would be exposed to more radiation than by handling most of these rocks for a couple of minutes.

If you ever get a sunburn that is also much more dangerous to your health.

United Nuclear takes the time to mark the more radioactive items and even has a page devoted to the safe collection and handling of these rocks for beginning collectors.

Also like one fellow mentioned, if you travel to states like Utah you could dig up your own radioactive specimens.

It's real, I even bought some uranium from them myself. Don't worry, I have lead pigs to store it in.

It is true. Radiation is not dangerous unless it above certain levels. All of these are true and have been purchased by me. Obviously youre not a Ph.D in Nuclear Research.

James Breckonridge.

I find it very hard to believe your signature "Ph.D, M.D." with your grammar. No one "is" a Ph.D, but they may attain one.

I don't know about the uranium stuff, but United Nuclear is a real company. I ordered an iron ring stand from them, and I have to agree with the previous poster who said they are the SLOWEST company. And unless they are still moving into their new warehouse 2 years later, I don't think that's the reason. It took over two weeks to get my ring stand, and when it got here the order was wrong.

The rod for the ring stand doesn't fit into the base so it's unusable, and I can't get anyone to respond to my emails about how to get a replacement. Very very very bad customer service. I just filed a complaint through paypal, and I guess if they don't respond in 20 days I'll at least get my money back.

i have a problem can anyone help me?

The Hydrogen conversion system for cars is being moved to Michigan. Great news. Maybe by the end of 2008 you could see product. By the way I to have worked with these guys, they are slow because 99% of their main bussiness is getting the Hydrogen system off the ground. The rest is just to help cover expenses.

I've bought from UN multiple times and have never been disappointed with the products. They can be pretty slow though, so if you need something next week don't get it from them. Then again, they ARE opening up a storefront up in MI, so if you're in that area there's an option.

I wouldn't bother ever ordering from them if you care at all about receiving your order in a timely fashion or would like curteous customer service when you have a question about when you could expect it to arrive. My dealings with them have left me wishing I had gone elsewhere. Expect AT LEAST 2-3 weeks for your order to process and no response to email inquiries (that will be your email's fault of course, though mine works fine for some 1500 or so emails per month). I resorted to calling, which they try on their website to discourage (imagine that), only to be met with complete indifference. I turned to Paypal in exasperation and filed a complaint which they still refused to respond to. My final call today was met by rudeness but they at least (finally) did ask who I was and actually checked on the order.

Barbara's experience (above) was fairly similar to mine. I tried contacting them many many times by email about my order that was wrong. Nobody ever responded back until I filed with paypal. I then heard back from them promptly and was told that their email had been down.

They finally sent the correct item, but it took about 2 months total time and filing a grievance with paypal to get the order filled properly.

Strange, I've ordered lots of stuff from them and haven't had anything but good experiences. I've ordered many items from them through out the years for various science fairs for my siblings. (Magnet sphere suspending a metal ball in the middle. and some other cool things) Yes, if you order during a high ordering time then it will take some time to get your order. Avoid holidays or when science fairs are going on and you should get the item in 7-10 days. They discourage calling because that takes time out of filling orders.

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