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		deepnet on May 26, 2016 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: The Fusioneers, who build nuclear reactors in thei... Hahn was working with fission not fusion , he was not a 'fusioneer' but splitting the atom. Hahn produced amazing amateur nuclear work nonetheless, ( somewhat out of control when his reactor went critical ).

arethuza on May 26, 2016 [–]

I wonder if you could use a Farnswoth Fusor as a neutron source to do some fissioning?

myrryr on May 27, 2016 | [–]

yes you can, and it means you can have a reactor which (when the power to the fusor fails), it turns off(ish).

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