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I have a coin shaped 8g sample of depleted uranium in glass. The radiation dose at the surface of the glass containing the sample is ~15 microSieverts per hour.
Is this enough radiation for a small amount of liquid placed on top, in a very thin glass ampule, to be theoretically sterilized after enough time?
Edit: since this post got so popular, here is a picture of my "sterilization" setup and what I am trying to sterilize (it is a solution containing fluorescent protein in a glass globe). That glob on the right is some epoxy that frustratingly got away from me during the sealing process, not a growth.
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