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Re:‘Diamond-age’ of power generation as nuclear batteries de... by leeoniya on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @02:14AM (#13061420)
yeah, also fun: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demon_core
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Re:‘Diamond-age’ of power generation as nuclear batteries de... by serg_chernata on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @11:46AM (#13064159)
Interesting read. Can someone explain why they were performing these experiments in blue jeans and shirts?
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Re:‘Diamond-age’ of power generation as nuclear batteries de... by bb611 on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @12:22PM (#13064437)
It was the 1940's and nuclear material safety wasn't as critical an issue as it is now.
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