(07-07-2021 10:36 PM)RCI Wrote:  Thanks for the nice invitation to post. It will be good to get to know people in our new conference. And impressive that you spotted Oscar's comment. I must admit great comments all around.

Heavy water has been a key part of nuclear engineering and has a storied history at Los Alamos... Today ACU, Texas, Texas A&M, and Georgia Tech are working on a molten salt version of a Gen Four Reactor to be housed at ACU. No water, heavy or light. And we also work on the fission cross sections at Los Alamos, detectors for Dune at FermiLab, and detectors for Brookhaven. Chalk one up for the WAC... another member school is hard at work on a key technology of immense value to the world. NMSU contributes key work on the front and back end of the nuclear fuel cycle.

I grew up in Los Alamos and my Dad worked there for decades. I interned there for a summer and have quite a few friends who currently work there. We were just up there last week and currently live in Wisconsin. Hope you like it up there! I really miss it.

The Salt version of the reactor sounds really cool.

BUT, to keep this one on point and to sports, welcome!

GO AGGIES!