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jfollas (57) in steemitcryptochallenge • 8 years ago (edited)

Uranium 232 with a 68.9 year half life?

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8 years ago by jfollas (57)

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jfollas (57) · 8 years ago

Or, could be Thorium (or something to do with Thorium) since the FibTree's filename was "peace.jpg".

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thorium-based_nuclear_power

It is difficult to make a practical nuclear bomb from a thorium reactor's byproducts. According to Alvin Radkowsky, designer of the world's first full-scale atomic electric power plant, "a thorium reactor's plutonium production rate would be less than 2 percent of that of a standard reactor, and the plutonium's isotopic content would make it unsuitable for a nuclear detonation." Several uranium-233 bombs have been tested, but the presence of uranium-232 tended to "poison" the uranium-233 in two ways: intense radiation from the uranium-232 made the material difficult to handle, and the uranium-233 led to possible pre-detonation. Separating the uranium-232 from the uranium-233 proved very difficult, although newer laser techniques could facilitate that process.

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paulanthony (45) · 8 years ago

i noticed the file name too and then read this about the peace symbol
Image result for peace symbol

en.wikipedia.org
The peace sign was really designed in 1958 by British artist Gerald Holtom for the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND), which was having its first major march in England. Holtom explained that the symbol superimposed the semaphore letters “N” and “D” over each other.

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deserttree (56) · 8 years ago

Good job. It was fun

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