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Environment & Energy

FogerRox

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15. Not a physicist, but with good scientific aptitude.....

Reply to jimlup (Reply #7)

Wed May 16, 2012, 11:53 AM

May 2012

I totally agree, weapons grade is the huge giveaway......

See the pic of my friends nuclear reactor in this thread. Yes, its an actual Nuclear reactor, scary right? No, its an Inertial Electrostatic Confinement fusion reactor and is only capable of a few fusion events per run. Otherwise known as a "fusor".

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WTF? Kodak Had a Secret Nuclear Reactor Loaded With Enriched Uranium Hidden In a Basement [View all] GliderGuider May 2012 OP

LOL Kalidurga May 2012 #1

Nuclear *weapons* (which this wasn't) are governed by the NPT Recursion May 2012 #3

The NPT governs enriched uranium and a whole lot more. nt bananas May 2012 #9

It was to power their Explosive Space Modulator. Polaroid obstructs their view of Venus. n/t Ian David May 2012 #2

It was probably for research Recursion May 2012 #5

The article says it was to inspect materials for faults. n/t Ian David May 2012 #6

How could you "start a nuclear war" with a nuclear reactor? (nt) Recursion May 2012 #4

Easy ... Nihil May 2012 #13

:-) Nicely done. nt GliderGuider May 2012 #14

As a physicist I would say that this was a "source" jimlup May 2012 #7

ding ding ding... mike_c May 2012 #8

Yup - the Gizmodo piece is all kinds of awful caraher May 2012 #10

That also says weapons grade uranium. kristopher May 2012 #16

Exactly skepticscott May 2012 #11

Not a physicist, but with good scientific aptitude..... FogerRox May 2012 #15

Kodak makes xray film and made film badges felix_numinous May 2012 #17

My friend Tom Ligon likes to show off his nuclear reactor FogerRox May 2012 #12

3.5 pounds is enough to make a reactor ?? eppur_se_muova May 2012 #18