Re: Fission Efficiency

["H.B. Knowles" <hbknowles@hbknowles.com>]

At 23:36 10/03/2000 -0500, you wrote:
>RADSAFERS
>
>I was reading an article recently which stated that nuclear weapons are only
>33% efficient.  In other words, the article stated, only 33% of the
>plutonium would fission during the weapons detonation and the remainder
>would be distributed in the fallout.  This efficiency seems low to me, but
>then again, I am not an expert in this area.  Can anyone tell me if this
>statement is true?
  Mr. Reese:

The people who know the answer to that one had better not tell. Security 
regulations are still enforced on such subjects,

HBK


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