... impression ... Not sure what you mean by "more waste than necessary". All fission reactors are going to produce intensely high activity, long lived...
Last I heard, the French were getting out of the breeder business. There are two reactor designs I think beat the pants off of pressurized light water designs;...
Well it is official that ebay shitcanned me, heruur is no more. Kinda know it was coming, afterall this is a nanny mental hospital we live in now... However it...
Hello Chris, I'm sorry to ear the american eBay is as influenced by ignoramuses and informers (for their own profit) as the french eBay... Posting here your...
... and The individuals who harassed Chris also violated eBay policy by contacting him offlist. He should report them. ... not ... There is a "database" area...
... get ... not ... excavate ... (and ... Hi Chris, The Canadian CANDU power reactors produce LOTS of tritium because of their use of D2O as the moderator and...
There was a "news" spot on how some Amish vacation/live in Florida. The camera showed the interior of a restaurant ("Yoder's") run by one of them. On the wall...
... You're correct - Tritium is not used for large fusion bombs (as tritium gas, a fusion bomb makes its own tritium while it is reacting) but its VERY...
... Yep, ignore/modify my earlier post, only the first bombs used raw tritium, cooled as I recall. The bomb was more of a building and less a deliverable...
... Yes, it's the fuel. They also use Lithium as I recall, which gets converted into Tritium during the explosion. Apparently that caught them off guard on one...
You're probably thinking of the "Ivy Mike" test, the first thermonuclear device, detonated in late 1952 with a yield of about 10 MT. As you note, it was not...
Were you the one selling the old usaf scintillator probe? It was about $35 before it was pulled. Also, what excuse did the person give to e-bay as a reason to...
... Did you read Steve's experience with ebay? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GeigerCounterEnthusiasts/message/906 It was a small victory, and took some effort,...
Hi, I'm new to the world of geiger counters and groups. I have one of George's (K0FF)cdv 700 6b's and would like to know if anyone has a suggestion for adding...
Did anyone know that Auto air bags are not mailable in pub 52? Interestingly ebay makes enough $$ off them and so look the other way. Put in layman's terms A...
... wrote: Apparently that caught ... There's a good story about a weapons safety test that produced 55 tons worth of explosion when 1-2 lbs were expected....
... Thanks. I'm still waiting for someone to try the coincidence detection part in the latest 0.80 version. BTW, I've started building an MCA for the...
On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 05:15:00 -0000 "heru_kuti" <heru_kuti@...> ... I have this little mental image of a postman, shuffling his feet across a carpet and...
... <Boomologist@G...> ... CDVCounter80.ZIP ... span ... DH, see my posting 12076 concerning alpha particle energy. Also, using a PIN photodiode with the...
... Large area PIN photodiodes work very well as charged particle detectors. -- ... Chris Smolinski Black Cat Systems http://www.blackcatsystems.com...
Hi all! Sorry for the long absence, but finally I'm back :-) Many thanks to you all for your valuable posts!!! Very much appreciated!!! BTW, I ordered 3 glass...
... Hi all! There is a nice article in the "American Journal of Physics": ++++++++++ American Journal of Physics -- May 1983 -- Volume 51, Issue 5, pp. 452-455...
I'm not into advertising, but I bought some of these diodes and tested them for reverse dark current and noise. They tested out excellent, equivalent to some...
... Nice photodiode for the price. I may have to get a few. Electronic GoldMine always has interesting stuff. In a former life we used 10mm sq and 18 mm sq...
... You won't. I just measured the following with an RM-60 (712 tube) withy 4.5 mm of hard clear plastic over its window. Background not subtracted. All...
Alphas have energies from about 4 to 8 MeV. Why are there no weaker, or no stronger? Obtuse Hint: Why are there no divorces after 100 years of marriage, or...
... A test of your hypothesis: Berkelium, Californium, and heavier atomic mass elements have extremely short half-lives. If your hypothesis is correct, then...
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