The beta from Ni-63 is WITHOUT a gamma. Its energy is 0.0669 Mev, not very penetrating and could be missed. It has a half life of 101 years, not the 3 months that Jones reported.
It’s a byproduct of common fission reactors, primarily from the activation of Ni-62 found in reactor components. Bob Cook From: Jones Beene Sent: Sunday, February 19, 2017 10:20 AM To: Vortex List Subject: Re: [Vo]:Nickel isotopes, cat-mouse and Russia Bob, OK let's also mention the main objection to this hypothesis. (Ni62 + HDH -> Ni63) The objection would be the extended half-life of about 3 months for Ni-63. This is a problematic since the nickel powder should be radioactive after a run for many months, due to Ni-63 activation - and this has not been reported in the literature. OTOH - the scenario which is being proposed is absorption of a virtual neutron (dense hydrogen) instead of a real neutron. The decay pathway would no doubt be different. Is the beta decay of this alternative version of Ni-63 immediate when UDH has been the activator? If not, then the scenario is wrong. bobcook39...@gmail.com wrote: An advantage of Ni-63 is that it does not collect in the body like Sr-90 does and thus does not pose a large biological hazard, although to much can cause a problem. In addition it is not as mobile in water as Sr-90 is. Bob Cook
