Lithium – Energy From Thorium

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The Pea and the Beach-Ball

September 28, 2010June 11, 2013Kirk Sorensenblog, Lithium

Nuclear physicists describe the propensity of a nuclide to absorb a neutron in terms of a very small area, called a “barn”. A barn is a trillionth of a trillionth of a square centimeter (10-24 cm2). Now imagine if we could inflate the size of a couple of nuclides, brothers actually, by a factor of […]

Enrichment, or how I learned to stop worrying and love the SWU, part 2

August 7, 2010December 5, 2012Kirk Sorensenblog, Depleted Uranium, Isotope Separation, Lithium

Okay, before we get into the techniques of enrichment, let’s spend a little time with the fun part—the numbers! How much does it take and how much does it cost? Here’s where I’ve really enjoyed learning more lately. The basic equations that describe enrichment aren’t that hard to derive. Even I can do it! So […]