Copied below is an email I sent to Paul Barber on Monday night and his reply which I received at 02:47 Tuesday morning. Impressive!
Dear Mr Barber
Whilst leaving the AMEX this evening a friend and I were having a discussion about Nuclear fission, but were unable to agree about which is the most common fission process.
Regards,
Bry Nylon
Dear Mr Nylon.
Thank you for your email.
The most common fission process is binary fission, and it produces fission products at 95±15 and 135±15 u. However, the binary process happens merely because it is the most probable. In anywhere from 2 to 4 fissions per 1000 in a nuclear reactor, a process called ternary fission produces three positively charged fragments (plus neutrons) and the smallest of these may range from so small a charge and mass as a proton (Z=1), to as large a fragment as argon (Z=18). The most common small fragments, however, are composed of 90% helium-4 nuclei with more energy than alpha particles from alpha decay (so-called "long range alphas" at ~ 16 MeV), plus helium-6 nuclei, and tritons (the nuclei of tritium). The ternary process is less common, but still ends up producing significant helium-4 and tritium gas buildup in the fuel rods of modern nuclear reactors.
Thank you for your support.
Paul Barber
Chief Executive Officer
Anyone else got any examples of such excellent service from our CEO?
Dear Mr Barber
Whilst leaving the AMEX this evening a friend and I were having a discussion about Nuclear fission, but were unable to agree about which is the most common fission process.
Regards,
Bry Nylon
Dear Mr Nylon.
Thank you for your email.
The most common fission process is binary fission, and it produces fission products at 95±15 and 135±15 u. However, the binary process happens merely because it is the most probable. In anywhere from 2 to 4 fissions per 1000 in a nuclear reactor, a process called ternary fission produces three positively charged fragments (plus neutrons) and the smallest of these may range from so small a charge and mass as a proton (Z=1), to as large a fragment as argon (Z=18). The most common small fragments, however, are composed of 90% helium-4 nuclei with more energy than alpha particles from alpha decay (so-called "long range alphas" at ~ 16 MeV), plus helium-6 nuclei, and tritons (the nuclei of tritium). The ternary process is less common, but still ends up producing significant helium-4 and tritium gas buildup in the fuel rods of modern nuclear reactors.
Thank you for your support.
Paul Barber
Chief Executive Officer
Anyone else got any examples of such excellent service from our CEO?
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