Kodak Ran a Secret Nuclear Device in Its Basement for Decades

(popularmechanics.com)

65 points | by cainxinth 6 days ago

4 comments

  • wumms 2 hours ago
    > In 1975, Kodak powered up the country’s first californium neutron flux multiplier (CFX) ... to provide Kodak R&D with an ample stream of neutrons for materials analysis. > If an X-ray shows you the crack in a pipe, neutrons will show you the leak.
  • pinewurst 6 days ago
  • rzzzt 2 hours ago
    I'm getting "Windows Subsystem for Linux" vibes from the project name. Shouldn't this be called a HEUFX with a Californium source?
  • richardatlarge 2 hours ago
    Quote: "and though it takes roughly 100 pounds of it to build an atomic bomb...”

    Are they stupid at PM or just selling misinformation?