Re: fission question

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Date: 07/27/04 

Date: 27 Jul 2004 07:09:33 -0700

Both Stevens took me to task for saying a significant fraction of
energy would leak out as neutrons. Of course, I was wrong as they
said. And, had I actually thought carefully about it, I'd have
known this. It's what I know from commercial reactors as well.
The bulk of the heat is generated in the fuel, and only a small
portion in the support structure of the reactor.

I hang my head and "mea culpa."
Socks