Assertion: depleted uranium | /r/ObjectUse | used as counterbalance
Facets:
value: on the elevators of the plane
type: LOCATION
value: in sail boat's keel
type: LOCATION
value: ballast in boats
type: LOCATION
value: on helicopters rotors
type: LOCATION
value: on airplane control surfaces
type: LOCATION
Source sentences:
text: Depleted uranium is used as a counterbalance on helicopters rotors and airplane control surfaces, as a shield to protect against ionizing radiation, as a component of munitions to help them penetrate enemy armored vehicles, and as armor in some parts of military vehicles.
text: In addition, depleted uranium (DU) has been used for counterweights in sail boat's keel, ballast in boats, pigments and radiation shielding.
text: The study concluded that there was no evidence to link depleted uranium (used as counterbalance weights on the elevators of the plane) to any of the reported health complaints.