In the text below, it shows the military member was over-exposed to DU dust after chiseling DU material. Tank rounds used in the Gulf contained over 3,000 grams of DU, with up to 70% oxidizing upon impact.

Why does the DOD and the NRC not consider more Gulf War veterans to have been over-exposed?

It shows below that this military member was "in violation of several rules". Is it possible this individual violated several rules due to the lack of training concerning Depleted Uranium?

|Other Nuclear Material |Event Number: 35964 |

| REP ORG: UNITED STATES AIR FORCE |NOTIFICATION DATE:  07/27/1999|
|LICENSEE: UNITED STATES AIR FORCE |NOTIFICATION TIME: 16:58[EDT]|
| CITY: WASHINGTON DC REGION: 1

|EVENT DATE: 07/26/1999|
| COUNTY: STATE: DC

|EVENT TIME: 10:00[EDT]|
|LICENSE#: 42-23539-01AF AGREEMENT: N

|LAST UPDATE DATE: 07/27/1999|
| DOCKET:
| |PERSON ORGANIZATION |
| |ROBERT HAAG R2
|
| |BILL JONES R4
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CHARLEY HAUGHNEY NMSS
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| NRC NOTIFIED BY: MAJOR HICKS |
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| HQ OPS OFFICER: JOHN MacKINNON |
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|EMERGENCY CLASS: N/A |
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|10 CFR SECTION: |
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|BAE1 20.2202(b)(1) PERS OVEREXPOSURE |
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EVENT TEXT

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| USAF PERSON INHALED DEPLETED URANIUM DUST
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| THE USAF RADIOISOTOPE COMMITTEE, BOLLING AIR FORCE BASE, REPORTED THE
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| FOLLOWING INCIDENT WHICH OCCURRED AT ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, GEORGIA .
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| AT 1000 ON 07/26/99, USAF PERSONNEL WERE PERFORMING MAINTENANCE ON A C-141
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| CARGO AIRCRAFT AILERON. A TECHNICIAN WAS FOUND USING A HAMMER AND CHISEL TO |
| REMOVE INSTALLED DEPLETED URANIUM COUNTERWEIGHTS FROM THE AILERON. THIS
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| PROCESS PRODUCED DUST AND DEBRIS WHICH WAS SCATTERED BY A NEARBY FAN. THE
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| TECHNICIAN USING A HAMMER AND CHISEL ON THE DEPLETED URANIUM WAS IN
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| VIOLATION OF SEVERAL RULES.
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| UPON DISCOVERY OF THIS ACTIVITY, THE TECHNICIAN WAS TOLD TO IMMEDIATELY STOP |
| WORK . THE AREA HAS BEEN SECURED AND DECONTAMINATION PROCEDURES INITIATED.
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| HEALTH PHYSICS SUPPORT HAS BEEN REQUESTED FROM BROOKS AIR FORCE BASE, SAN
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| ANTONIO, TEXAS. BIOASSAYS OF THE TECHNICIAN AND OTHER WORKERS IN THE AREA
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| HAS BEEN INITIATED.
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| CONTAMINATION LEVELS IN THE ROOM WHERE THE MAINTENANCE WAS BEING PERFORMED
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| WERE FOUND TO BE ABOVE BACKGROUND (NUCLEAR RESEARCH CORPORATION MODEL
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| ADM-300 DETECTOR WITH A PANCAKE PROBE WAS USED TO SURVEY THE AREA). THE
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| AREA OF CONTAMINATION HAS BEEN CONFINED TO THE BUILDING 180 MAINTENANCE
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| BAY.
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| A FOLLOWUP REPORT BY THE USAF RADIOISOTOPE COMMITTEE WILL BE MADE TO NRC
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| REGION 4 BY 08/27/99.