Changes: Quaratum

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Quaratum was a fuel source used in Starfleet emergency thruster packs. It was generally stable but exploded when exposed to amounts of radiation around 350 rads. A standard barrel of quaratum was quite heavy and without an anti-grav unit required two adult individuals a great deal of effort to move.

The USS Enterprise-D carried several barrels of quaratum in 2368. After the ship struck a series of quantum filaments, a plasma fire ignited in cargo bay four, where the quaratum was stored. Doctor Beverly Crusher and Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge were trapped in the cargo bay and had to move the quaratum away from the growing plasma fire, by hand, in order to keep it from igniting. Eventually, they decided to decompress the cargo bay and blow the barrels into space. (TNG: "Disaster")

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-'''Quaratum''' is a fuel source used in [[Starfleet]] [[emergency thruster pack]]s.  It is generally stable, but explodes when exposed to amounts of [[radiation]] around 350 rads.  A standard barrel of quaratum is quite heavy, and without an [[Anti-grav|antigrav unit]] requires two adult individuals using a great deal of effort to move.
+'''Quaratum''' was a fuel source used in [[Starfleet]] [[emergency thruster pack]]s.  It was generally stable but exploded when exposed to amounts of [[radiation]] around 350 [[rad]]s. A standard barrel of quaratum was quite heavy and without an [[Anti-grav|anti-grav unit]] required two adult individuals a great deal of effort to move.
-The [[USS Enterprise (NCC-1701-D)|USS ''Enterprise''-D]] carried several barrels of quaratum in [[2368]].  After the ship struck a series of [[quantum filament]]s, a [[plasma fire]] ignited in [[cargo bay]] four, where the quaratum was stored.  [[Doctor]] [[Beverly Crusher]] and [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Geordi La Forge]] were trapped in the cargo bay and had to move the quaratum away from the growing plasma fire, by hand, in order to keep it from igniting.  Eventually, they decided to decompress the cargo bay and blow the barrels out into space.  ({{TNG|Disaster}})
+The {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}} carried several barrels of quaratum in [[2368]]. After the ship struck a series of [[quantum filament]]s, a [[plasma fire]] ignited in [[cargo bay]] four, where the quaratum was stored. [[Doctor]] [[Beverly Crusher]] and [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Geordi La Forge]] were trapped in the cargo bay and had to move the quaratum away from the growing plasma fire, by hand, in order to keep it from igniting. Eventually, they decided to decompress the cargo bay and blow the barrels into space. ({{TNG|Disaster}})
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