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Offline Marlin

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How Scientific Chance and a Little Luck Helped Usher in the Nuclear Age
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How Scientific Chance and a Little Luck Helped Usher in the Nuclear Age


https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/enrico-fermi-scientific-chance-luck-nuclear-age-180971249/
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Re: How Scientific Chance and a Little Luck Helped Usher in the Nuclear Age
« Reply #1 on: Jan 26, 2019, 04:01 »
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Re: How Scientific Chance and a Little Luck Helped Usher in the Nuclear Age
« Reply #2 on: Jan 26, 2019, 04:40 »
Quote from: Hobber on Jan 26, 2019, 04:01
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Should work now, sorry about that.
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Re: How Scientific Chance and a Little Luck Helped Usher in the Nuclear Age
« Reply #3 on: Jan 27, 2019, 03:19 »
Fermi looks like Monk a little bit....nice.
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Re: How Scientific Chance and a Little Luck Helped Usher in the Nuclear Age
« Reply #4 on: Jan 30, 2019, 12:52 »
"The graphite bricks that formed the structure of the first atomic pile served as a moderator to slow down the neutrons emitted from the uranium slugs embedded throughout the pile, enhancing the probability of fission. Not only are all nuclear reactors based on this effect;"
Read more: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/enrico-fermi-scientific-chance-luck-nuclear-age-180971249/#hyw8Ol9MFEm16B3d.99

I question this statement from the referenced article.  I realize my experience as a reactor operator is somewhat limited but I don't think it applies to a liquid metal fast fission plant.  I will defer to those with more operational experience than I.
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