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Kodak's Nuclear Reactor pretty cool
Posted on 2/27/20 at 6:33 am
Posted on 2/27/20 at 6:33 am
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Posted on 2/27/20 at 7:48 am to Tempratt
That is a great story...by the way, Californium is currently made just down the road from the University of Tennessee at the High Flux Isotope Reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (managed by UT Battelle). You can make it by neutron bombardment of Berkelium-249
Posted on 2/27/20 at 8:07 am to madmaxvol
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That is a great story...by the way, Californium is currently made just down the road from the University of Tennessee at the High Flux Isotope Reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (managed by UT Battelle). You can make it by neutron bombardment of Berkelium-249
Posted on 2/27/20 at 8:13 am to Tempratt
How effective was this reactor? Do we currently use neutron beam imaging today?
Also My father helped develop a proof of concept for a neutron beam space defense satellite in the 80's using funding from Reagan's "Star Wars" program
Also My father helped develop a proof of concept for a neutron beam space defense satellite in the 80's using funding from Reagan's "Star Wars" program
Posted on 2/27/20 at 8:20 am to Tempratt
This isn’t a nuclear reactor. It’s a neutron flux machine. There is no reaction taking place. It’s using radioactive materials to generate a neutron beam. The only heat it’s producing is decay heat.
People see Uranium and go OMG OHNOOZ!!!?!?
People see Uranium and go OMG OHNOOZ!!!?!?
Posted on 2/27/20 at 8:24 am to Tempratt
Pretty cool. I’m curious how Kodak obtained that much highly enriched uranium.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 8:26 am to Tigeralum2008
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Also My father helped develop a proof of concept for a neutron beam space defense satellite in the 80's using funding from Reagan's "Star Wars" program
You're just going to casually drop a gem like this and not provide any background? What were the targets? What was the reaction?
we need more info!
Posted on 2/27/20 at 8:26 am to Backinthe615
3.5lbs isn’t that much Uranium. It’s roughly 5 cubic inches.
Uranium is extremely dense.
Uranium is extremely dense.
This post was edited on 2/27/20 at 8:27 am
Posted on 2/27/20 at 8:28 am to madmaxvol
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Californium is currently made just down the road from the University of Tennessee at the High Flux Isotope Reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (managed by UT Battelle). You can make it by neutron bombardment of Berkelium-249
Posted on 2/27/20 at 8:29 am to Tempratt
Neat!
Posted on 2/27/20 at 8:30 am to northshorebamaman
Went through the museum at Oak Ridge once. Was kinda interesting.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 8:30 am to madmaxvol
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at the High Flux Isotope Reactor
Posted on 2/27/20 at 8:32 am to Backinthe615
quote:Kodak used to be bigger than Google/Microsoft/Facebook combined... they were the first “Mega Company”... the Kodak campus in Rochester, NY is now like 90% vacant... it has 2x its own zip codes it’s so large.
I’m curious how Kodak obtained that much highly enriched uranium.
Terribly sad really how badly they missed the “digital revolution” and ruined the workforce economy in ROC for decades.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:00 am to yankeeundercover
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Terribly sad really how badly they missed the “digital revolution”
"Missed it" is an understatement. It's like they were only vaguely aware it was happening. Years ago we banned their software from being installed because it would do weird, random shite (like blocking Excel from opening).
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:00 am to Tigeralum2008
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How effective was this reactor? Do we currently use neutron beam imaging today?
Also My father helped develop a proof of concept for a neutron beam space defense satellite in the 80's using funding from Reagan's "Star Wars" program
That's cool stuff. Give us a little more info to chew on. THis makes me want to start a thread about people they know who invented things that affected the world.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:16 am to Bard
quote:I just made a post on the M/TV board asking about a movie/biopic regarding Kodak. I would LOVE to see a well-directed/funded movie about the rise and fall of the “monster” that was Kodak until the late-80’s-early 90’s...
"Missed it" is an understatement.
The fact that they considered the implementation of “digital” as a “fad” was maybe one of the biggest blunders in American business history. As I said, at one point, they were probably the biggest and most cash-rich “corporation” on the planet and went to an afterthought in just a mere two decades.
Being from Rochester, and living through its demise hits close to home for me... It’s a pretty sad story and would love to see, again, a Scorsese or the like director and some A-list actors tell its story.
100% would watch.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:19 am to UnitedFruitCompany
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You're just going to casually drop a gem like this and not provide any background? What were the targets? What was the reaction?
we need more info!
Dad worked for Grumman. They designed and built a small scale neutron beam "gun"
Essentially the same concept as a particle accelerator except instead of containing the particles in a loop, they simply shot out the barrel of a gun
Nuclear reactor provided power, electromagnets, and a source material that I honestly do not know.
They brought it to the University of Chicago and "shot" it in a basement lab. They created a pinhole that penetrated 8' of concrete
The thought was to use the gun to target ICBM's but it was decided to use other technologies that were far less experimental.
I think it would make a perfect new weapon for the Space Force today.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:23 am to yankeeundercover
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The fact that they considered the implementation of “digital” as a “fad” was maybe one of the biggest blunders in American business history. As I said, at one point, they were probably the biggest and most cash-rich “corporation” on the planet and went to an afterthought in just a mere two decades.
A companion piece on GE would be great as well
two stalwart blue chips who are shells of their former selves.
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:25 am to madmaxvol
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That is a great story...by the way, Californium is currently made just down the road from the University of Tennessee at the High Flux Isotope Reactor at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (managed by UT Battelle). You can make it by neutron bombardment of Berkelium-249
#GoBears
#StillNoStanfurdium
Posted on 2/27/20 at 9:31 am to yankeeundercover
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The fact that they considered the implementation of “digital” as a “fad” was maybe one of the biggest blunders in American business history. As I said, at one point, they were probably the biggest and most cash-rich “corporation” on the planet and went to an afterthought in just a mere two decades.
Kodak engineers were pioneers in making digital cameras. This is one of numerous examples of American engineers inventing something cool only for the managers to lack the vision to make something of it.
Nikon's first "professional" digital camera was a collaboration with Kodak.
This post was edited on 2/27/20 at 9:33 am
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