Clean Bomb

Clean Bomb (Hydrogen Bomb). See under Atomic Bomb A499 R Cluster, Aim able. See Aimable Cluster A114-L... 

Even the ability of nuclear weapons to release radioactivity has been exploited to create different types of weapons. Clean bombs are weapons designed to produce as little radioactive fallout as possible. A hydrogen... 

Apparatus, The Parr Bomb is made of pure nickel, or of nickel-steel with a very high nickel content it remains clean and bright after many operations. Stainless steel is not employed, as it is attacked under the conditions employed. 

At the same time, the public s faith in science and technology was eroding. Radioactive fallout from atomic bomb tests was poisoning cows milk, and the thalidomide antinausea medicine prescribed to pregnant women in Europe had caused severe birth defects in 8000 children. Above all, the enormous growth of the chemical industry and pollution after World War II put public pressure on Congress to clean up the nation s air and water. 

The major differences between the fluorine and oxygen combustion calorimetry methods arise from the exceptional reactivity and toxicity of fluorine. The substances studied by oxygen combustion calorimetry are normally stable when kept inside a bomb at 298.15 K and under 3 MPa of O2. Oxygen- and moisture-sensitive compounds can also be studied because various types of containers are available to prevent their reaction with O2 prior to ignition. Common examples are glass ampules, which are inert toward the combustion process and, more commonly, Melinex bags or polyethene ampules, which burn cleanly to CO2 and H2O. As carbon dioxide and water are also generated in the combustion of the sample, no extra complexity is introduced in the analysis of the final state of the bomb process by the use of those plastic containers. 

The gaseous product (SF6) does not interfere with the analysis of solids that form in the main bomb process. Furthermore, the contribution of reaction 7.82 to A f/jgp can be accurately calculated lfom the mass of sulfur and the value of ArC/°(7.82) at 298.15 K [124], It may also be necessary, in some cases, to use an auxiliary substance to promote complete combustion of the compound under study [111,113]. Tungsten is a very common combustion aid it reacts cleanly with excess fluorine according to... 

Clean (or Hydrogen) Bomb. See Vol 1, p A499-R under Atomic (Nuclear) Bomb... 

The hydrogen bomb is another example of a discovery used for destructive rather than constructive purposes. The potential constructive possibility is the controlled release of vast amounts of clean energy. 

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Waters that are clean of bomb 36C1 contributions. The best criterion for this requirement is that no 3H or other manmade contamination is found in significant concentrations (< 1 TU). 

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