Kodak ran a nuclear device in its basement for decades
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Kodak ran a nuclear device in its basement for decades
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Re: Kodak ran a nuclear device in its basement for decades
#2Re: Kodak ran a nuclear device in its basement for decades
#3> In 1975, Kodak powered up the country’s first californium neutron flux multiplier (CFX) ... to provide Kodak R&D with an ample stream of neutrons for materials analysis.
> If an X-ray shows you the crack in a pipe, neutrons will show you the leak.
Re: Kodak ran a nuclear device in its basement for decades
#4I'm getting "Windows Subsystem for Linux" vibes from the project name. Shouldn't this be called a HEUFX with a Californium source?
Re: Kodak ran a nuclear device in its basement for decades
#5Quote: "and though it takes roughly 100 pounds of it to build an atomic bomb...”
Are they stupid at PM or just selling misinformation?
Re: Kodak ran a nuclear device in its basement for decades
#6Quote: "and though it takes roughly 100 pounds of it to build an atomic bomb...” Are they stupid at PM or just selling misinformation?
This matches other sources on the internet: a bomb requires about 15kg of U-235 [0] with a good use of neutron reflectors, and HEU by definition contains 20%+ of U-235 [1]. We don't know exactly what the U-235 concentration was in the Kodak device, but reasonable values would make the claim "roughly" correct.
[0] https://www.britannica.com/technology/nuclear-weapon/Princip...
Re: Kodak ran a nuclear device in its basement for decades
#7Quote: "and though it takes roughly 100 pounds of it to build an atomic bomb...” Are they stupid at PM or just selling misinformation?
At least it wasn't "though it takes at least the equivalent of 12.5 bald eagles of it to build an atomic bomb"
Re: Kodak ran a nuclear device in its basement for decades
#8Quote: "and though it takes roughly 100 pounds of it to build an atomic bomb...” Are they stupid at PM or just selling misinformation?
The whole article is a journalistic nothingburger.
Re: Kodak ran a nuclear device in its basement for decades
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Re: Kodak ran a nuclear device in its basement for decades
#10It wasn't a secret like the article admits later on.