On Tue, Jun 9, 2015 at 2:54 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: Of course, if the Li is acting as a nuclear "ferry boat" transferring > neutrons > from one isotope to another, then it would last much longer. >
I like this take on things; I wonder whether there is anything special about lithium apart from the fact that it can serve as a mechanism for transferring neutrons and is not very heavy. Eric
