On 2015-03-22 12:25, Eugene Salamin via math-fun wrote:
There already is a unit for isotope enrichment effort. It is the Separative Work Unit, SWU. -- Gene
Gene, are you saying there's a theoretical proof of no shortcut to enrichment? That sounds like a dangerous assumption.
From: Henry Baker <hbaker1@pipeline.com> To: math-fun <math-fun@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2015 12:18 PM Subject: Re: [math-fun] Computational effort
Separating U235 from U238 is a pretty decent "proof of work" system.
"Uraniumcoin" ?
"Isotopecoin" ?
"Hex[a]fluorocoin" ?
"Centricoin" ?
These "coins" put the "rich" into "enriched"...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enriched_uranium
Of course, you may only want to use Oralloy certificates in commerce, exchangeable* for the real thing. Who wants to carry around a lead wallet, with even heavier contents?
I've heard of deep pockets, but I can't picture one holding a critical mass of U235coins. If that's a problem, enrich just short of finite critical mass. Short of criticality, the lead would be superfluous. Bcc: Tehran mint --rwg
* (Except by certain not-so-friendly countries.)
At 07:16 AM 3/20/2015, James Propp wrote:
(b) the Manhattan Project,
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