RE: 1945 -- uranium to Japan.

["Bolling, Jason E" <bollingje@ports.usec.com>]

Well.....  If the U-235 were in oxide form and kept dry and in separated and

shielded (cadmium or boron) containers, it could have been done.  However,

you probably wouldn't have had enough room on a submarine for all the

separate containers and spacing that you would need.  Also, the state of the

art of criticality safety was not that high at that time.



Jason Bolling

Nuclear Criticality Safety

USEC



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One is for sure: It cannot have been U-235: First of all Germany had no

enriched uranium, but was experimenting with natural uranium and some extent

with heavy water. Secondly: RADSAFErs should know, what happens if 550 kg of

U-235 are put together!!!! So when I read in an article something like this

I do not believe the rest.



Franz









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