In reply to Robin's message of Mon, 20 Mar 2023 09:14:28 +1100:
Hi,
I should add that a 14 MeV D nucleus may well also be capable of fissioning a
Th or U nucleus directly, and given that
it is a D nucleus rather than a single neutron, it may well also be capable of
fissioning lighter atoms
In reply to Robin's message of Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:10:35 +1100:
Hi,
I wrote:-
"This may be an even more likely route, since during a simple elastic two body
collision between a daughter nucleus and
a D nucleus, the D will end up with most of the energy."
This is not correct. The D doesn't get
In reply to Robin's message of Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:25:58 +1100:
Hi,
[snip]
>Salt solution reactors have been run in the past, but not using heavy water as
>moderator AFAIK.
PS - This may be tested relatively safely by starting out with ordinary water,
and slowly increasing the D percentage in
In reply to Robin's message of Mon, 20 Mar 2023 07:10:35 +1100:
Hi,
PS - another possibility is that a simple elastic collision of a daughter
product with a D passes sufficient kinetic
energy to the D such that the D itself can split another D, or even multiple
D's , thus creating more free
Hi,
I may have previously suggested on this list that in Uranium fission reactor
where a U salt is dissolved in heavy water,
some additional neutrons might be created by the the fission daughter products
spalling a neutron from the D in the
heavy water. (Jones previously mentioned that CANDU
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