@wellerstein (Some of the numbers have additional caveats attached to them but they are good for order of magnitude estimates)
I revised my "heavy water in WWII comparison" graphic for class today, with some additional info and raw numbers.pic.twitter.com/fxGeBS84lj
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@wellerstein does the German "total" include the Norwegian stock sunk by commandos? If not, how much larger including that ? -
@n1vux I didn't include the Norsk Hydro water. That comes out to be about 500 kg of very variable quality stock (a lot was only ~1% D2O). -
@wellerstein so even including it, qualitative comparison would be unaffected. loss put them further behind, too far. thanks. -
@n1vux Right. Either way they were very far from enough to make a reactor the size of CP-3, much less a Pu-production reactor. -
@wellerstein is academe still divided on whether Bohr obstructed progress intentionally ? -
@n1vux I assume you mean Heisenberg? I think most think that he did not try to sabotage program, that he was legit. focused on reactors. -
@wellerstein right, i meant Heisenberg; whether Bohr mislead H. (un)intentionally is side issue.
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