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To: posterchild
Which isotope has a critical mass under 5 lbs?

Laser ignition of deuterium/tritium mixture for a fusion explosion rather than a critical mass fission explosion.

And Wikipedia (yes, I know the warnings) lists Californium-252 as having critical mass of 2.73 kg (6.02 lbs) with a diameter of 6.9 cm.

10 posted on 03/18/2017 9:37:22 PM PDT by KarlInOhio (a government contract becomes virtually a substitute for intellectual curiosity - Pres. Eisenhower)
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To: KarlInOhio

Before I posted I saw the Californium listing on wikipedia but really - which country has the ability to make sufficient amounts of Californium:)


46 posted on 03/19/2017 6:37:07 PM PDT by posterchild (Treade a worme on the tayle, and it must turne agayne.)
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