1 posted on
04/10/2006 7:50:33 PM PDT by
blam
To: RightWhale
I was looking for answers and I found this, lol.
2 posted on
04/10/2006 7:51:14 PM PDT by
blam
To: blam
Now if we could only find a naturally ocurring nuclear fusion reactor on the face of the earth! Where to start looking?
3 posted on
04/10/2006 7:56:17 PM PDT by
Candor7
(Into Liberal Flatulence Goes the Hope of the West)
To: blam
I think these guys are full of s#!t...whadda you think blam?
To: blam
There is an isotope of Xenon (Xenon 135) that is a HUGE neutron absorber, so much so that it can shut down reactors on its own. It is made naturally as a fission by product or the beta decay of another fission by produce (Iodine 135.) Since Xe 135 has a half life of 9.5 hours it will go away on its own allowing the reaction to happen again. That might have been cause of natural shutdowns too.
8 posted on
04/10/2006 8:14:26 PM PDT by
Nateman
To: blam
"Nature is much smarter than we are. Nature is the first genius. We have all kinds of problems with modern-day nuclear reactors. This reactor is so independent, with no electronics, no models. Huh, wha… More anthropomorphizing from a college professor!
I’m sure Mother Nature has had a few of these so-called reactors go “China Syndrome” and blow up some fault line or volcanic region in the history of the Earth, too. We just haven’t found them yet.
Let me guess: The 1883 Krakatoa explosion was Mother Nature just running a series of experiments on Shock Wave Theory and Global Cooling.
Jeez.
10 posted on
04/10/2006 8:18:48 PM PDT by
BP2
(I think, therefore I'm a conservative)
To: blam
It's amazing that these people get paid. Even worse, some people believe this drivel.
To: blam
But what I really want to know is, what were those clever little Paleoproterozoic stromatolites doing with 100 kilowatts of power?
19 posted on
04/10/2006 9:08:18 PM PDT by
Heatseeker
(Never underestimate the left's tendency to underestimate us.)
To: blam
""However, because 235 U decays much faster than 238 U, in the past, 235 U was more abundant. For example, two billion years ago 235 U was five times higher, about three percent, approximately the concentration of enriched uranium used in modern commercial reactors." I guess that really screws the carbon dating model too....
To: blam
A 100 KW wouldn't even make a good Boom.
22 posted on
04/10/2006 9:14:23 PM PDT by
Little Bill
(A 37%'r, a Red Spot on a Blue State, rats are evil.)
To: blam
"In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Now the earth was formless and empty, darkness was over the surface of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the waters.
"And God said, 'Hold muh beer 'n' watch this...'"
[BANG!]
23 posted on
04/10/2006 9:16:38 PM PDT by
RichInOC
("...and there was light.")
To: blam
God put it there, 6000 years ago, to test our faith.
24 posted on
04/10/2006 9:27:37 PM PDT by
MonroeDNA
(Look for the union label--on the bat crashing through your windshield!)
To: blam
...the natural nuclear reactor operated two billion years ago for 150 million years... I'm jealous. We have to refuel every 18 months.
30 posted on
04/11/2006 8:53:18 AM PDT by
kidd
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