fast neutrons can cause physical damage, de magnetize things, and cause other issues, but i was under the impression that it would only cause actual nuclear reactions with certain ALREADY radioactive species. and i cant find anything online to the contrary. Care to link some info on fast neutrons causing such reactions?
On Sun, Dec 7, 2008 at 5:57 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > In reply to leaking pen's message of Sun, 7 Dec 2008 16:52:56 -0700: > Hi, > [snip] >>"fallout" is the radioactive material created by the fission, that >>slowly "falls out" of the sky. neutrons are NOT fallout, they are >>part of the radiation given by the reaction. there , passed through, >>gone. big pulse. > > While true, all those energetic neutrons have to go somewhere. They will do > two > things:- > > 1) While still energetic they will damage other nuclei, producing radioactive > species. > 2) When absorbed by other nuclei, they will also create radioactive species. > > In short it isn't *really* going to be a "clean" bomb. > >> >>Even if you had NO fission whatsoever, it would still be considered a >>neutron bomb, wouldn't it? > > I agree. > [snip] > Regards, > > Robin van Spaandonk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >
