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...e "Urchin", it was a sphere of mixed [[polonium]] (²¹⁰Po) and [[beryllium]]. <ref name=Sublette8.0>{{citation ...ompressed and vaporized, alpha particles emitted by the Po-210 then struck beryllium atoms, which released neutrons. The bomb also depended on a number of other

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...mately 2.5 tons of Beryllium to start up. Since total world production of beryllium is about 260 tons/year and ThorCons have to be replaced every 4 years, 400 :"Beryllium is a common mineral. Yes the number of mines in the world is limited, but e

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...med the "urchin" in the American weapon, was a precisely machined shape of beryllium and polonium in the core. It released neutrons when compressed. <sup>210</s ...ives are surrounded by a neutron reflector, usually of beryllium reflector|beryllium. Neutrons generated by the pit, again in a process of microseconds, increas

...zation advances was that the [[atmospheric reentry|reentry vehicle]] and [[beryllium reflector]] were one physical assembly.

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*[[Beryllium hydroxide]]&ndash; Be(OH)₂ *[[Beryllium oxide]] &ndash; BeO

...o lower the redox potential and nearly eliminate corrosion. However, since beryllium is extremely toxic, special precautions must be engineered into the design ...tron doubling, improving the neutron economy. This process occurs when the beryllium nucleus emits two neutrons after absorbing a single neutron. For the fuel c

...llowing a lower total spacecraft weight), easier to produce (at that time, beryllium was only produced in sufficient quantities by a single company in the US) a

...h protons to form the radioactive [[palladium]] isotope. The reaction of [[beryllium]] with alpha particles is another example. While the reaction of <sup>9</su

When it is mixed or [[alloy]]ed with [[beryllium]], polonium can be a [[neutron]] source. Other uses;

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