In reply to <[email protected]>'s message of Mon, 13 Mar 2017 10:56:07 -0700: Hi, [snip] >The mass differential between 2 Si-28 (27.9769) and Fe-56 at a.m. of 55.93494 >is not very much. It may be that Si fusion is involved in the Indian steel >plant. > >Bob Cook Two Si atoms gives a Ni atom, not an Fe atom. However if the formation of Ni56 involved enhanced/altered electron capture to Fe56:-
Ni56 => Co56 (2 MeV; half life 6 days) Co56 => Fe56 (4.6 MeV; half life 77 days) ...and ALL the energy were carried away by the neutrinos, then there might be something to it, but I don't think it's very likely. (Enhanced/altered, because the normal decay process would kill all the workers with gamma radiation). Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
