Revan343

What wit, all I see is a time-traveller come to warn us

This whole process is regulated via neutrons(or maybe protons, not 100% on that). Put the rods of plutonium closer together, get more fission, more heat. I think they use graphene to regulate things too.

The gist of it is that the fuel rods are designed in such a way as to maintain about the right level of neutron emission, with further refinement using a neutron moderator* (which slows down neutrons and this increases the reaction rate, this is generally water or graphene) along with adjustable control rods, which can be inserted to slow down the reaction.

There are two kinds of decay leading to neutron emission: prompt neutrons are emitted immediately, while delayed neutrons take time to be emitted because of the decay path that the excited atom has to take. In order to maintain control of a reactor, the number of prompt neutrons must be lower than the level needed to reach criticality, with the additional delayed neutrons being enough to push it over the edge. The delay is what gives you time to control the reaction; if the reactor becomes prompt critical, then it begins to melt down.

*Not all reactor designs use neutron moderators, but fast reactor designs are generally military or research reactors, while moderated ('thermal') reactors are typical for civilian power generation. Here in Canada, we use the CANDU reactor design, which is moderated using heavy water

No, that's potassium/kalium. If you want to brick them with with K, you probably want to start with potassium nitrate

I'm pretty sure thermite will render them inoperable; it tends to render most things inoperable

Well they were agreeing with you, so yeah, of course they were further proving your point.

Not that your point is actually right, but the fact that you can't even tell agreement from opposition shows your level of understanding of the issues

most leftist administration in the history of the country

That's hilarious

That's semantics

From what I've read, TSMC themselves take a hardline anti-China stance. If Chinese jackboots set foot in Taiwan, they'll brick all of their foundries, or at least they say they will. Whether they actually will when push comes to shove is the bigger question

btw I'm an animal lover

Doubt.

You write like an asshole, and I'm not surprised the cat wanted nothing to do with you

Edit: Sorry mods, apparently I'm also an asshole. I will try to be nicer

How are they made well informed? They probably aren't. That's the problem.

Trump voters aren't going to be turned in any significant proportion. They voted for awfulness.

Elections are generally won or lost based on how well the Democrats get people engaged. Want to win an election? Talk about the things that matter to the average person. Want to lose an election? Be the Democrats

Did you have the cat from a kitten, or adopt them once they were an adult?

Most inmates aren't actually dangerous, and can probably be trusted with a framing nailer. The percentage of harmless inmates will probably increase, as the Republican administration encourages laws that serve no purpose besides locking up black people and leftists, and clamps down on states that oppose them.

If you live in a legal weed state, start legally buying weed with the intent to stash it for the next 4 years. Stoners are gonna be a great source of prison labour