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Originally posted by E_T
Actually it would be material for dirty bomb. Or you wouldn't even need bomb to distribute it, just put it to water sources or something like that.
Originally posted by TJ11240
What would happen if a terrorist got their hands on spent nuclear fuel? NOTHING! Its called spent for a reason!
Spent doesn't mean its safe... nuclear waste is radioactive thousands years. Otherwise nuclear power would be really good alternative for fossil fuels.
Originally posted by E_T
If you mean nuclear fission shielding is necessary, neutron radiation doesn't care much about electric/magnetic fields.
And superconductors exactly won't work in room temperature.
PS. Original power production rate of RTGs in Voyagers was ~470 000 mW.
Originally posted by DrHoracid
Originally posted by E_T
If you mean nuclear fission shielding is necessary, neutron radiation doesn't care much about electric/magnetic fields.
And superconductors exactly won't work in room temperature.
PS. Original power production rate of RTGs in Voyagers was ~470 000 mW.
Sorry E_T but a thin Boron shield take care of the neutrons and superconductors are close to room temp these days.
superconductors are close to room temp these days.
Originally posted by DrHoracid
High temp super conductors
www.ornl.gov...