[cdn-nucl-l] Burning Uranium

[Randal Leavitt <randal.leavitt@rogers.com>]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nuclear_accidents

I have been reading the above list.  Interesting stuff.  Is it 
complete and accurate?

One entry states:

July, 1999 – A fire broke out during a waste procedure at Livermore
when a technician failed to fully assess the bagged materials to be
disposed, allowing bulk uranium to remain in the waste. The bag began
glowing and starting to expand. The uranium had undergone spontaneous
combustion and ignited other materials in the waste package.

Is this possible?  Can uranium cause spontaneous combustion?  Do you
have any information about what really happened?

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