Nuclear sub victims mourned
Published: 11 November, 2008, 03:22
Edited: 13 December, 2009, 20:35
On Tuesday the Far Eastern Primorsky region will mourn the 20 people who lost their lives as a result of a tragic accident on board a Russian nuclear-powered submarine. A preliminary investigation into Saturday's accident, which left another 21 injured, s
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I think they are talking about Halon also..as far as I know freon would not be a poisonus gas either.
From one Submariner to the Russian crew, sorry about the lose.
Neither Freon nor Halon are poisonous. They simply are not air, and thus will suffocate you if you try to breathe them. Nitrogen, hydrogen, helium, CO2, or any other gas will do the same thing.
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They are likely referring to halon, not freon. Halon is used to suppress fires in equipment rooms. Freon is the refrigerant used in air conditioners and refrigerators.