By the end of 2024 will it be revealed that stable nuclear isomers (with a half life exceeding one day) can reliably be triggered to decay quickly (in seconds or less) and the following conditions are met: 1) these materials can be produced in sufficient quantities to be of practical interest 2) their energy density and other characteristics lend themselves at least in principle to practical uses in either nuclear weapon technology (e.g. for detonating pure fusion weapons) or in propulsion (e.g. as fuel for airplanes)?
I may resolve prob if these conditions are met only partially.
1,000
3.00Thank you.
As I understand it, nuclide half-lives, and the amount of energy required/released in specific nuclear reactions between them, are unchanging constants arising out of the nature of nuclear interactions.
Is the idea of ballotechnic nuclei theoretically possible? How does it circumvent, even in principle, these inherent limitations?