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2007-05-18 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

Iran Has Installed 1,600 Atomic Centrifuges: Report

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Posted by ed 2007-05-18 06:57|| || Front Page|| [7 views ] Top

#1 all running smoothly

Not very likely.
And these things, even if underground, require a very visible, and vulnerable, electricity supply.

Posted by John Frum 2007-05-18 07:08|| 2007-05-18 07:08|| Front Page Top

#2 "And these things, even if underground, require a very visible, and vulnerable, electricity supply."

I'm not sure about that. Electromagnetic separation requires a huge supply of electricity to power the electromagnets in the cyclotrons. But I suspect the power required to run centrifuges is lower by several orders of magnitude. If not, where would all the energy go? Into heating up bearings or heating up the UF6 gas, neither of which is desireable.

I suspect that the energy needs of even a large assemblage of centrifuges could be met by a moderate-sized diesel generation plant, and that can be kept underground with its intake/exhaust system distributed to reduce both thermal signature and vulnerability to attack.

Posted by Dave D.">Dave D. 2007-05-18 07:26|| 2007-05-18 07:26|| Front Page Top

#3 Not as much power as you may expect. A read centrifuge uses about 40 watts. 1600 of these use less electricity than a decent Home Depot lighting section (I'm just barely kidding). A 240 volt 225kVA transformer feed is enough to power a 3,000 centrifuge cascade, let alone common industrial 480V power feeds. Power conditioning and heat removal solutions are well known.

Posted by ed 2007-05-18 07:32|| 2007-05-18 07:32|| Front Page Top

#4 These things do not like vibration from external sources I think I heard.

Posted by Sock Puppet of Doom 2007-05-18 07:37|| www.sockpuppetofdoom.com]">[www.sockpuppetofdoom.com] 2007-05-18 07:37|| Front Page Top

#5 SPOD - sounds like a job for Halliburton Earthquake Division.

Posted by Glenmore">Glenmore 2007-05-18 08:37|| 2007-05-18 08:37|| Front Page Top

#6 sounds like a job for Halliburton Earthquake Division

Get 'em on the phone.

Posted by Ebbang Uluque6305 2007-05-18 12:44|| 2007-05-18 12:44|| Front Page Top

#7 up to 8000 by end of the year.

Posted by Spats Flinemble1593 2007-05-18 21:42|| 2007-05-18 21:42|| Front Page Top

#8 #4, That isn't very funny (ribs sore/eyes watery). Mmm, now back to the lab for me...

Uhh, where was I before that silly interuption?
...Oh yeah! --P=EI--
Thank you, Jesus. Amen. -at-

Posted by Asymmetrical T 2007-05-18 21:56|| 2007-05-18 21:56|| Front Page Top

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