On Jun 9, 2013, at 11:55, leaking pen <[email protected]> wrote: > vice versa. if it is decreasing the half life, it is INCREASING the reaction > rate, it's decaying faster.
Which, I believe, is more dangerous in the short term, and is desirable in the longer term, because it means the radiation given off will disappear into background levels sooner. Whether there is an increase or decrease in temperature, this would be a very nice demonstration of an anomalous nuclear effect, brought about in the course of doing nothing particularly fancy (i.e., the effect is triggered by "chemical" means). Since the Fukushima cleanup would benefit from this finding if it can be substantiated, perhaps there will be serious followup. If the effect turns out to be a practically useful one, there will be a compelling counterargument to current assumptions about the separation of chemical and nuclear behavior. Eric
