I stand corrected on which facility used silver for wiring.
David
KC2JD
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From: amps-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:amps-bounces@contesting.com]On
Behalf Of John T. M. Lyles
Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 2:30 PM
To: amps@contesting.com
Subject: [Amps] silver use for conductors TSPA
Correction:
The production of Pu in Hanford used reactors, and a lot of
radiochemistry. While it did need lots of electricity to run things,
the place you are referring to is Oak Ridge in Tennessee. They used a
device which Ernest Lawrence developed, to separate U isotopes. It
was very energy intensive, having large electromagnets, and having a
large number operating simultaneously. The were the organization that
borrowed the silver from the US Mint.
73
john
K5PRO
> Copper was
>needed for the war effort and the US Mint had a large quantity of silver.
>After the war the wiring was replaced and the silver returned to the Mint.
>For the same reason most 1943 5 cent pieces were made of silver rather than
>nickel. After the war, these coins were pulled from circulation.
>
>History lesson for today
>
>73
>David
>KC2JD
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