Recent content by Mackenzie Cobb

Is this the sort of machine that requires calibration? I know many gas sensors and detectors are required to be calibrated in a "neutral" environment before they are used to detect gas, or else they may give false readings. I'm not sure if Geiger counters fall under this class of machines. Just...

Thank you so much! This is very informative. Also thank you for the terms to search. I think half of the research problems that I am having are because I'm not sure how to adequately word my searches to get the best answers. Thank you!

That's fascinating! Now my question is whether or not this has been tested and proven to work. How would one test a system such as this without initiating a meltdown? (Which honestly seems counterproductive, and the risks involved seem to outweigh the reward...) Is this system mandatory in 'new'...

Thank you for your answer! However, I was looking for more of a specific reason why it has obviously been rejected as a material. I cannot possibly claim to know more than trained nuclear physicists, and I am aware that there must be a reason why it is not used, that has been well-researched and...

That is very interesting. Thank you! I have not seen that in any of the reading I've done so far.

Me again, with another potentially ignorant nuclear science question: Why isn't tungsten used to prevent meltdown in nuclear reactors? If tungsten has a higher melting point of tungsten is almost 6200 degrees Fahrenheit, and nuclear meltdown happens when the uranium fuel is some 5200 degrees...

So it's not the half life of the Plutonium that's the problem, but the fact that it decays into the Americium with a much longer half life. That makes more sense. I guess I didn't understand that upon decay, the radioactive components would break down into different radioactive components...

Let me start out by saying that I have no idea what I'm talking about. I graduated from Indiana University with a Bachelor's in Spanish, and I work as a Loan Review Specialist at a bank, which has NOTHING to do with my degree, and still yet nothing to do with this topic. But lately, I've become...