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Fission reactors spew neutrinos, no need for anti-
by TheSpiceIsLife 2y ago
Fission reactors spew neutrinos, no need for anti-
- Timwi 2y agoAntineutrinos are produced in nuclear reactors when the radioactive products of nuclear fission undergo beta decay. Source: https://physics.aps.org/articles/v10/66 https://physics.aps.org/articles/v10/66
- TheSpiceIsLife 2y agoAh, right. This publication[1] says neutrinos, but the article it references says antineutrinos[2]. That explains my misunderstanding. 1 https://www.energy.gov/science/np/articles/detecting-neutrinos-nuclear-reactors-water https://www.energy.gov/science/np/articles/detecting-neutrin... 2. https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1959810-evidence-antineutrinos-from-distant-reactors-using-pure-water-sno+ https://www.osti.gov/pages/biblio/1959810-evidence-antineutr...