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  • Category: Nuclear
  • Founded: Aug 19, 2001
  • Language: English
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Know_Nukes is a public group for discussion of all things nuclear.

This includes nuclear power (and comparisons with other power sources), nuclear weapons, safety, food irradiation, the environmental impacts of nuclear technology, radiation, nuclear medicine, depleted uranium, waste, etc.

Posting of articles, opinions, humor and scientific studies is encouraged, as are pro- and anti- viewpoints.

Off-topic messages are not welcome, and should be sent to KN_OT instead.

Warning: This is often a high-traffic group with frequent posts. You can set the frequency of email you receive from this and other Yahoo Groups at http://groups.yahoo.com/mygroups?edit=1 . The group owner (email below) can do it for you if needed.

Note: Know_Nukes is for research and educational purposes only, in accordance with Title 17 USC section 107.

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Re: What's the least good moderator that natU can diverge with?
I've always found the Orion concept quite interesting. I even did a panel on the topic in Vancouver with George Dyson a few years ago (I recommend his book
Posted - Sat Nov 7, 2009 6:31 am
Karl Johanson
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Re: What's the least good moderator that natU can diverge with?
I seem to recall Ted Taylor hinting at such in McPhee's "Curve of Binding Energy" and George Dyson's "Project Orion." The details were not included, being
Posted - Sat Nov 7, 2009 6:17 am
Mike Harris
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Re: What's the least good moderator that natU can diverge with?
... Eureka! :) I was gnawing on this notion, and finally stumbled across this paper: http://www.fas.org/sgp/othergov/doe/lanl/lib-www/la-pubs/00215722.pdf I
Posted - Sat Nov 7, 2009 2:59 am
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Re: What's the least good moderator that natU can diverge with?
Yes, gasoline is highly chemically reactive, but so is liquid sodium, and that is usually the coolant of choice for fast reactors. I'm as pro-nuclear as they
Posted - Fri Nov 6, 2009 9:06 pm
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Re: What's the least good moderator that natU can diverge with?
... Oh, yeah. I went and looked a bit, and found that polyethylene, mainly CH2, has a moderating ration of around 120, or twice as good as light water! Well
Posted - Fri Nov 6, 2009 6:37 pm
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