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Sothisisanoldreactor, andthereasonwhythisreactorishereisbecause a gentlemannamedGlennSeaboard, hehad a lotofworkatBerkeleyLabs, andhehad a visionofpracticingthatworkontheseheavyelements.
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Themainpointofthereactoristhathave a tubeinthemiddleinwhichyouputyoursamplesinfairlylong, thin, essentiallymetaltesttubestoberadiatedandneutronswereimportantbecausetheseheavyelementscouldbeformedbybombardinglighterelementswithneutrons.
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There's a detectorplate, a largeonemetersquaredetectorplayedinside, andtheycanusethebeamsofneutronsforwhat's itcalledNewt's Onthefractionwhichwillallowyoutodoallsortsofinterestingexperiments.
Theonethatreallyexcitedmewasthatyoucantake a dieselenginelikefor a car, andyoucanimagethefuelbeingsquirtedintotheengineblockbyshiningneutronsthroughtheblock.
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