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Americium: atomic number: 95; weight: (243); Radioactive actinide; discovery: 1944—Seaborg, James, Morgan, Ghiorso #Poetry #Science #History #Americium (https://sharpgiving.com/Sharp/thebookofscience/items/e095.html)
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Americium: atomic number: 95; weight: (243); Radioactive actinide; discovery: 1944—Seaborg, James, Morgan, Ghiorso #Poetry #Science #History #Americium (https://sharpgiving.com/Sharp/thebookofscience/items/e095.html)
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Americium: atomic number: 95; weight: (243); Radioactive actinide; discovery: 1944—Seaborg, James, Morgan, Ghiorso #Poetry #Science #History #Americium (https://sharpgiving.com/Sharp/thebookofscience/items/e095.html)
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Americium: atomic number: 95; weight: (243); Radioactive actinide; discovery: 1944—Seaborg, James, Morgan, Ghiorso #Poetry #Science #History #Americium (https://sharpgiving.com/Sharp/thebookofscience/items/e095.html)
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Americium: atomic number: 95; weight: (243); Radioactive actinide; discovery: 1944—Seaborg, James, Morgan, Ghiorso #Poetry #Science #History #Americium (https://sharpgiving.com/Sharp/thebookofscience/items/e095.html)
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Gegenüber "herkömmlichen" Pu-238-RTGs wird es mit Am 241 ~ 5x schwerer, meinte man beim INL 2017.
".. GPHS-RTG from 60 lbs to 300
lbs and for MMRTG from 28 lbs to 140 lb .."Quelle: https://inldigitallibrary.inl.gov/sites/sti/sti/Sort_877.pdf
Da jedenfalls ist nix 80% besser.
#Americium #Atomquatsch #Atomkraft #FR #Journalismus #Kernenergie #Presse #Raumfahrt #RTG
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Gegenüber "herkömmlichen" Pu-238-RTGs wird es mit Am 241 ~ 5x schwerer, meinte man beim INL 2017.
".. GPHS-RTG from 60 lbs to 300
lbs and for MMRTG from 28 lbs to 140 lb .."Quelle: https://inldigitallibrary.inl.gov/sites/sti/sti/Sort_877.pdf
Da jedenfalls ist nix 80% besser.
#Americium #Atomquatsch #Atomkraft #FR #Journalismus #Kernenergie #Presse #Raumfahrt #RTG
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Gegenüber "herkömmlichen" Pu-238-RTGs wird es mit Am 241 ~ 5x schwerer, meinte man beim INL 2017.
".. GPHS-RTG from 60 lbs to 300
lbs and for MMRTG from 28 lbs to 140 lb .."Quelle: https://inldigitallibrary.inl.gov/sites/sti/sti/Sort_877.pdf
Da jedenfalls ist nix 80% besser.
#Americium #Atomquatsch #Atomkraft #FR #Journalismus #Kernenergie #Presse #Raumfahrt #RTG
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Gegenüber "herkömmlichen" Pu-238-RTGs wird es mit Am 241 ~ 5x schwerer, meinte man beim INL 2017.
".. GPHS-RTG from 60 lbs to 300
lbs and for MMRTG from 28 lbs to 140 lb .."Quelle: https://inldigitallibrary.inl.gov/sites/sti/sti/Sort_877.pdf
Da jedenfalls ist nix 80% besser.
#Americium #Atomquatsch #Atomkraft #FR #Journalismus #Kernenergie #Presse #Raumfahrt #RTG
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Gegenüber "herkömmlichen" Pu-238-RTGs wird es mit Am 241 ~ 5x schwerer, meinte man beim INL 2017.
".. GPHS-RTG from 60 lbs to 300
lbs and for MMRTG from 28 lbs to 140 lb .."Quelle: https://inldigitallibrary.inl.gov/sites/sti/sti/Sort_877.pdf
Da jedenfalls ist nix 80% besser.
#Americium #Atomquatsch #Atomkraft #FR #Journalismus #Kernenergie #Presse #Raumfahrt #RTG
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#FR:
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Atomenergie aus Reaktorabfall soll Satelliten und Mondmissionen mit 80 Prozent weniger Brennstoff versorgen und Startkosten deutlich senken.
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".. mit einem Generator aus Atommüll, .."Ist das Journalismus oder eher unreflektierte Propaganda? Z.B. kein Wort zu erforderlichen technischen Anlagen a la Wiederaufbereitung. Und diese 80 %? Verglichen womit konkret? Argh.
#Americium #Atomquatsch #Atomkraft #Journalismus #Kernenergie #Presse #Propaganda #Raumfahrt
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#FR:
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Atomenergie aus Reaktorabfall soll Satelliten und Mondmissionen mit 80 Prozent weniger Brennstoff versorgen und Startkosten deutlich senken.
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".. mit einem Generator aus Atommüll, .."Ist das Journalismus oder eher unreflektierte Propaganda? Z.B. kein Wort zu erforderlichen technischen Anlagen a la Wiederaufbereitung. Und diese 80 %? Verglichen womit konkret? Argh.
#Americium #Atomquatsch #Atomkraft #Journalismus #Kernenergie #Presse #Propaganda #Raumfahrt
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#FR:
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Atomenergie aus Reaktorabfall soll Satelliten und Mondmissionen mit 80 Prozent weniger Brennstoff versorgen und Startkosten deutlich senken.
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".. mit einem Generator aus Atommüll, .."Ist das Journalismus oder eher unreflektierte Propaganda? Z.B. kein Wort zu erforderlichen technischen Anlagen a la Wiederaufbereitung. Und diese 80 %? Verglichen womit konkret? Argh.
#Americium #Atomquatsch #Atomkraft #Journalismus #Kernenergie #Presse #Propaganda #Raumfahrt
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#FR:
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Atomenergie aus Reaktorabfall soll Satelliten und Mondmissionen mit 80 Prozent weniger Brennstoff versorgen und Startkosten deutlich senken.
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".. mit einem Generator aus Atommüll, .."Ist das Journalismus oder eher unreflektierte Propaganda? Z.B. kein Wort zu erforderlichen technischen Anlagen a la Wiederaufbereitung. Und diese 80 %? Verglichen womit konkret? Argh.
#Americium #Atomquatsch #Atomkraft #Journalismus #Kernenergie #Presse #Propaganda #Raumfahrt
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#FR:
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Atomenergie aus Reaktorabfall soll Satelliten und Mondmissionen mit 80 Prozent weniger Brennstoff versorgen und Startkosten deutlich senken.
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".. mit einem Generator aus Atommüll, .."Ist das Journalismus oder eher unreflektierte Propaganda? Z.B. kein Wort zu erforderlichen technischen Anlagen a la Wiederaufbereitung. Und diese 80 %? Verglichen womit konkret? Argh.
#Americium #Atomquatsch #Atomkraft #Journalismus #Kernenergie #Presse #Propaganda #Raumfahrt
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Americium: atomic number: 95; weight: (243); Radioactive actinide; discovery: 1944—Seaborg, James, Morgan, Ghiorso #Poetry #Science #History #Americium (https://sharpgiving.com/Sharp/thebookofscience/items/e095.html)
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Americium: atomic number: 95; weight: (243); Radioactive actinide; discovery: 1944—Seaborg, James, Morgan, Ghiorso #Poetry #Science #History #Americium (https://sharpgiving.com/Sharp/thebookofscience/items/e095.html)
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Americium: atomic number: 95; weight: (243); Radioactive actinide; discovery: 1944—Seaborg, James, Morgan, Ghiorso #Poetry #Science #History #Americium (https://sharpgiving.com/Sharp/thebookofscience/items/e095.html)
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Americium: atomic number: 95; weight: (243); Radioactive actinide; discovery: 1944—Seaborg, James, Morgan, Ghiorso #Poetry #Science #History #Americium (https://sharpgiving.com/Sharp/thebookofscience/items/e095.html)
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Watching Radioactive Decay with a Homemade Spinthariscope https://hackaday.com/2025/11/17/watching-radioactive-decay-with-a-homemade-spinthariscope/ #photomultiplier #spinthariscope #americium-241 #scintillator #zincsulfide #phosphor #Science
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Watching Radioactive Decay with a Homemade Spinthariscope https://hackaday.com/2025/11/17/watching-radioactive-decay-with-a-homemade-spinthariscope/ #photomultiplier #spinthariscope #americium-241 #scintillator #zincsulfide #phosphor #Science
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Watching Radioactive Decay with a Homemade Spinthariscope https://hackaday.com/2025/11/17/watching-radioactive-decay-with-a-homemade-spinthariscope/ #photomultiplier #spinthariscope #americium-241 #scintillator #zincsulfide #phosphor #Science
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Watching Radioactive Decay with a Homemade Spinthariscope https://hackaday.com/2025/11/17/watching-radioactive-decay-with-a-homemade-spinthariscope/ #photomultiplier #spinthariscope #americium-241 #scintillator #zincsulfide #phosphor #Science
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How a long-life nuclear fuel will transform space travel
In 1977, two spacecraft, Voyager 1 and Voyager 2, launched toward the unknown. Nearly fifty years later, they…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #americium #Energy #Energy&Environment #GB #nuclear #nuclearfuel #plutonium #probe #propulsion #rtg #Space #SpaceExploration #spacecraft #UK #UnitedKingdom #Voyager
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https://www.europesays.com/ie/181472/ How a long-life nuclear fuel will transform space travel #Americium #Éire #Energy #Energy&Environment #IE #Ireland #Nuclear #NuclearFuel #plutonium #probe #propulsion #rtg #Science #Space #SpaceExploration #spacecraft #Voyager
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On this date in 1945 the discovery of the element americium was announced. Here are 10 facts about the element.
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2025/11/11-november-americium.html
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On this date in 1945 the discovery of the element americium was announced. Here are 10 facts about the element.
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2025/11/11-november-americium.html
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On this date in 1945 the discovery of the element americium was announced. Here are 10 facts about the element.
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2025/11/11-november-americium.html
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On this date in 1945 the discovery of the element americium was announced. Here are 10 facts about the element.
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2025/11/11-november-americium.html
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On this date in 1945 the discovery of the element americium was announced. Here are 10 facts about the element.
https://topicaltens.blogspot.com/2025/11/11-november-americium.html
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Tubeless X-Ray Runs on Patience - Every time we check in on [Project326], he’s doing something different with X-rays... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/12/tubeless-x-ray-runs-on-patience/ #americium-241 #science #x-ray
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Tubeless X-Ray Runs on Patience - Every time we check in on [Project326], he’s doing something different with X-rays... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/12/tubeless-x-ray-runs-on-patience/ #americium-241 #science #x-ray
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Tubeless X-Ray Runs on Patience - Every time we check in on [Project326], he’s doing something different with X-rays... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/12/tubeless-x-ray-runs-on-patience/ #americium-241 #science #x-ray
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Tubeless X-Ray Runs on Patience - Every time we check in on [Project326], he’s doing something different with X-rays... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/12/tubeless-x-ray-runs-on-patience/ #americium-241 #science #x-ray
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Tubeless X-Ray Runs on Patience - Every time we check in on [Project326], he’s doing something different with X-rays... - https://hackaday.com/2025/10/12/tubeless-x-ray-runs-on-patience/ #americium-241 #science #x-ray
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Tubeless X-Ray Runs on Patience https://hackaday.com/2025/10/12/tubeless-x-ray-runs-on-patience/ #americium-241 #Science #x-ray
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Tubeless X-Ray Runs on Patience https://hackaday.com/2025/10/12/tubeless-x-ray-runs-on-patience/ #americium-241 #Science #x-ray
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Tubeless X-Ray Runs on Patience https://hackaday.com/2025/10/12/tubeless-x-ray-runs-on-patience/ #americium-241 #Science #x-ray
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Tubeless X-Ray Runs on Patience https://hackaday.com/2025/10/12/tubeless-x-ray-runs-on-patience/ #americium-241 #Science #x-ray
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2025 One Hertz Challenge: Timekeeping at One Becquerel https://hackaday.com/2025/08/18/2025-one-hertz-challenge-timekeeping-at-one-becquerel/ #2025HackadayOneHertzChallenge #gammarayspectroscopy #americium-241 #Vetinariclock #scintillator #clockhacks #contests
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2025 One Hertz Challenge: Timekeeping at One Becquerel https://hackaday.com/2025/08/18/2025-one-hertz-challenge-timekeeping-at-one-becquerel/ #2025HackadayOneHertzChallenge #gammarayspectroscopy #americium-241 #Vetinariclock #scintillator #clockhacks #contests
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2025 One Hertz Challenge: Timekeeping at One Becquerel https://hackaday.com/2025/08/18/2025-one-hertz-challenge-timekeeping-at-one-becquerel/ #2025HackadayOneHertzChallenge #gammarayspectroscopy #americium-241 #Vetinariclock #scintillator #clockhacks #contests
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2025 One Hertz Challenge: Timekeeping at One Becquerel https://hackaday.com/2025/08/18/2025-one-hertz-challenge-timekeeping-at-one-becquerel/ #2025HackadayOneHertzChallenge #gammarayspectroscopy #americium-241 #Vetinariclock #scintillator #clockhacks #contests
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2025 One Hertz Challenge: Timekeeping at One Becquerel - The Becquerel (Bq) is an SI unit of radioactivity: one becquerel is equivalent to ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/18/2025-one-hertz-challenge-timekeeping-at-one-becquerel/ #2025hackadayonehertzchallenge #gammarayspectroscopy #americium-241 #vetinariclock #scintillator #clockhacks #contests
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2025 One Hertz Challenge: Timekeeping at One Becquerel - The Becquerel (Bq) is an SI unit of radioactivity: one becquerel is equivalent to ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/18/2025-one-hertz-challenge-timekeeping-at-one-becquerel/ #2025hackadayonehertzchallenge #gammarayspectroscopy #americium-241 #vetinariclock #scintillator #clockhacks #contests
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2025 One Hertz Challenge: Timekeeping at One Becquerel - The Becquerel (Bq) is an SI unit of radioactivity: one becquerel is equivalent to ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/18/2025-one-hertz-challenge-timekeeping-at-one-becquerel/ #2025hackadayonehertzchallenge #gammarayspectroscopy #americium-241 #vetinariclock #scintillator #clockhacks #contests
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2025 One Hertz Challenge: Timekeeping at One Becquerel - The Becquerel (Bq) is an SI unit of radioactivity: one becquerel is equivalent to ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/18/2025-one-hertz-challenge-timekeeping-at-one-becquerel/ #2025hackadayonehertzchallenge #gammarayspectroscopy #americium-241 #vetinariclock #scintillator #clockhacks #contests
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2025 One Hertz Challenge: Timekeeping at One Becquerel - The Becquerel (Bq) is an SI unit of radioactivity: one becquerel is equivalent to ... - https://hackaday.com/2025/08/18/2025-one-hertz-challenge-timekeeping-at-one-becquerel/ #2025hackadayonehertzchallenge #gammarayspectroscopy #americium-241 #vetinariclock #scintillator #clockhacks #contests
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NASA tests new americium-based nuclear power for deep space missions
For many years, NASA has explored deep space using radioisotope power systems. These nuclear power systems generate electricity…
#NewsBeep #News #Science #americium #AU #Australia #benchmarks #graphicscard #laptop #NASAtestingamericium #NASAtestingnewfuelsource #netbook #notebook #processor #reports #review #reviews #test #tests
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@heiseonline
Das ist Americium 241 ein Alphastrahler. (Alphastrahlung->Durch den Tunneleffekt aus dem Atomkern abgestrahlte Heliumkerne)
Durch den Rauch (bei einem Brand) erreichen die Alphas den Geigerzähler nicht mehr und das löst den Alarm aus. (Mit einem Blatt Papier können Alphas gestoppt werden, ebenso durch Rauch.)
Diese Dinger (die Rauchmelder) sind heute eine Rarität.
#rauchmelder #alphastrahlung #americium #Americium241
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#ceterumcenseoAfDessedelendam -
@heiseonline
Das ist Americium 241 ein Alphastrahler. (Alphastrahlung->Durch den Tunneleffekt aus dem Atomkern abgestrahlte Heliumkerne)
Durch den Rauch (bei einem Brand) erreichen die Alphas den Geigerzähler nicht mehr und das löst den Alarm aus. (Mit einem Blatt Papier können Alphas gestoppt werden, ebenso durch Rauch.)
Diese Dinger (die Rauchmelder) sind heute eine Rarität.
#rauchmelder #alphastrahlung #americium #Americium241
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#ceterumcenseoAfDessedelendam -
@heiseonline
Das ist Americium 241 ein Alphastrahler. (Alphastrahlung->Durch den Tunneleffekt aus dem Atomkern abgestrahlte Heliumkerne)
Durch den Rauch (bei einem Brand) erreichen die Alphas den Geigerzähler nicht mehr und das löst den Alarm aus. (Mit einem Blatt Papier können Alphas gestoppt werden, ebenso durch Rauch.)
Diese Dinger (die Rauchmelder) sind heute eine Rarität.
#rauchmelder #alphastrahlung #americium #Americium241
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#ceterumcenseoAfDessedelendam -
@heiseonline
Das ist Americium 241 ein Alphastrahler. (Alphastrahlung->Durch den Tunneleffekt aus dem Atomkern abgestrahlte Heliumkerne)
Durch den Rauch (bei einem Brand) erreichen die Alphas den Geigerzähler nicht mehr und das löst den Alarm aus. (Mit einem Blatt Papier können Alphas gestoppt werden, ebenso durch Rauch.)
Diese Dinger (die Rauchmelder) sind heute eine Rarität.
#rauchmelder #alphastrahlung #americium #Americium241
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#ceterumcenseoAfDessedelendam -
@heiseonline
Das ist Americium 241 ein Alphastrahler. (Alphastrahlung->Durch den Tunneleffekt aus dem Atomkern abgestrahlte Heliumkerne)
Durch den Rauch (bei einem Brand) erreichen die Alphas den Geigerzähler nicht mehr und das löst den Alarm aus. (Mit einem Blatt Papier können Alphas gestoppt werden, ebenso durch Rauch.)
Diese Dinger (die Rauchmelder) sind heute eine Rarität.
#rauchmelder #alphastrahlung #americium #Americium241
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#ceterumcenseoAfDessedelendam -
Where is the #MAGA #influencer telling followers to break open their smoke alarms and eat the Americium because that's the most #patriotic of all the elements? #AlphaEmitter #LifeHack #Americium
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Where is the #MAGA #influencer telling followers to break open their smoke alarms and eat the Americium because that's the most #patriotic of all the elements? #AlphaEmitter #LifeHack #Americium
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De revolutionaire ontwikkeling van ultracompacte nucleaire batterijen https://www.trendingtech.news/trending-news/2024/09/39292/de-revolutionaire-ontwikkeling-van-ultracompacte-nucleaire-batterijen #ultracompacte nucleaire batterij #radioactief verval #energieconversie-efficiëntie #americium #duurzame stroomvoorziening #Trending #News #Nieuws
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De revolutionaire ontwikkeling van ultracompacte nucleaire batterijen https://www.trendingtech.news/trending-news/2024/09/39292/de-revolutionaire-ontwikkeling-van-ultracompacte-nucleaire-batterijen #ultracompacte nucleaire batterij #radioactief verval #energieconversie-efficiëntie #americium #duurzame stroomvoorziening #Trending #News #Nieuws
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De revolutionaire ontwikkeling van ultracompacte nucleaire batterijen https://www.trendingtech.news/trending-news/2024/09/39292/de-revolutionaire-ontwikkeling-van-ultracompacte-nucleaire-batterijen #ultracompacte nucleaire batterij #radioactief verval #energieconversie-efficiëntie #americium #duurzame stroomvoorziening #Trending #News #Nieuws
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2015: Official Report: Nuclear Waste Accident Caused By Wrong Cat Litter
March 26, 2015
Geoff Brumfiel"Workers at Los Alamos National Laboratory used organic cat litter to clean up #NuclearWaste. The litter triggered chemical reactions that later caused a drum to burst.
"A yearlong investigation by government scientists has concluded that a major accident at a nuclear waste dump was caused by the wrong brand of cat litter.
"The U.S. Department of Energy [#DOE] has released a 277-page report into an explosion that occurred on Feb. 14, 2014, at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant [#WIPP] in #NewMexico.
"According to a summary of the report, the incident occurred when a single drum of nuclear waste, 68660, burst open.
"As NPR reported shortly after the accident, cat litter was the chief suspect. The highly absorbent material is great at soaking up liquid nuclear waste, and it has been used for years in cleanup activities at the nation's nuclear laboratories.
"Unfortunately, workers at Los Alamos National Laboratory, also in New Mexico, apparently switched from inorganic #ClayLitter to organic litter. According to the report, workers put the brand "Swheat Scoop" inside drum 68660.
"'Experiments showed that various combinations of nitrate salt, Swheat Scoop, nitric acid, and oxalate self-heat at temperatures below 100°C. Computer modeling of thermal runaway was consistent with the observed 70-day birth-to-breach of Drum 68660,' the summary of the report concluded.
"In other words, the litter caused the drum to burst after it arrived at the dump, releasing #radioactive #uranium, #plutonium and #americium throughout the underground facility.
"WIPP has come under intense scrutiny since the accident for what critics say was a lax culture of safety and oversight. But the Energy Department wants the dump to get back to work. It hopes to reopen it early next year."