That must be a good grade of glue to hold up at the temperatures measured. I was wondering if the total weight of nickel was maintained before and after the reaction. If nickel is consumed by the process then the resulting isotope mix might be difficult to understand in light of the assumed reactions. In that case finding a large amount of nickel 62 relative to the other isotopes might not imply that they are converted into N62, but instead consumed in some manner. I suspect I just missed the details of the metal content of the ash.
Dave -----Original Message----- From: Axil Axil <[email protected]> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Oct 8, 2014 11:58 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:Pomp weighs in It looks like the nickel particles were embedded in a Lithium Aluminum Hydride powder and some sort of silicon glue (a dimethyl siloxane type of polymer ) was used to kept the particles in place. On Wed, Oct 8, 2014 at 11:52 PM, David Roberson <[email protected]> wrote: I may have missed the paragraph that stated the amount of material that was taken from within the reactor as ash. Did they recover approximately the same amount as was put in? Also, I do not recall how much of the ash by weight was nickel and lithium. Perhaps I need to read the report again to look for these details. Does anyone know whether or not the isotropic shifted metals actually added up to the total amount of nickel, etc. at the beginning? I would not be surprised to find that some of the metals from the fuel found their way to being attached to the body of the reactor due to the extreme temperatures. Dave -----Original Message----- From: Jed Rothwell <[email protected]> To: vortex-l <[email protected]> Sent: Wed, Oct 8, 2014 10:51 pm Subject: Re: [Vo]:Pomp weighs in Blaze Spinnaker <[email protected]> wrote: I can't imagine how, but perhaps what was left behind inside the reactor when added to the ash would show that no isotopic shifts took place. Sorry, but that makes no sense. The material that came out proves there are isotopic shifts. What stayed behind cannot "unprove" that. What did you have in mind? That the other isotopes all got left behind? That would be an isotope separation technology of a totally unexpected and inexplicable new type. It would be as miraculous as transmutation. Also, if you "cannot imagine how" then your assertion has no place in a serious scientific discussion. You have to imagine how, and other people have to agree that what you imagine is plausible. This is not a fantasy role playing game, where you can invoke dragons or miracles. - Jed
