Nuclear Knowledge Mystery Cache
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**The cache is not located at the posted coordinates**
This is my first Puzzle Cache. Now that I have taken a few specialized college courses it is time to put some of that knowledge to good use. What better way to do that than make a Puzzle Cache? This cache has another one affiliated with it:
GC2XKX5 Physics Fundamentals
This cache is based on what I learned in NE 101 (Nuclear Engineering). To find this cache you will have learn a few things about some nuclides and isotopes. In science the nuclides represent all possible known elements and everything around us. Put your thinking caps (and a good pair of shoes) on for this one.
The final location coordinates are described below. The location is a place where I go walking in my neighborhood. You wont need a rope to get to the cache, but you will need to climb. The 4 terrain rating is due to the fact that you will need to use your hands to get to the cache and it is slippery when wet. I placed the cache in the rain and feel comfortable saying that it can be done in almost any weather, but it will be harder in rain and snow.
There are two ways to approach the final. The obvious choice is marked as a private road. I have used it in the past with no trouble, but if you feel uncomfortable, feel free to go North from this spot and park along a dirt road on the side of the road that goes in to the cache from another direction.
*** The cache is NOT at the above listed coordinates. ***
The cache is located at:
N 47° AB.CDE W 117° FG.HIJ
A. Number of the group (column) on the periodic table that has two elements each that have 5 stable isotopes. One which is known for being both light and strong and the other which is used as a neutron absorber in nuclear reactors.
B. The second digit the of atomic number of the element with the fewest naturally occurring isotopes that is considered by the IAEA to be a nuclear material.
C. The first and second digit (either one will work, both are the same) of the half life in years of the isotope of Pu that decays to U234 by emission of an alpha particle. Round up to a whole number with two identical digits
D. Number of neutrons in the element that caused an explosion at the Fukishima Daiichi Plant in Japan whose isotope has a half-life of 12 years.
E. The sum of the number of neutrons and the mass number of an alpha particle. A = Mass Number N = Neutrons (A+N)
F. The first digit of all the isotopes of the elements in the actinide series.
G. Number of alpha particle emissions in the Radium (Uranium) Series that occur between U238 and 206Pb.
H. Approximate energy released in MeV of the negative electron (beta decay) of 214Pb.
I. Number of alpha particle emission in the Actinium Series between 239Pu and 235U.
J. Number of protons in the cluster decay product between 223Ra and 209Pb.
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Additional Hints
(Decrypt)
Chmmyr: Puneg bs gur Ahpyvqrf jvyy uryc
Pnpur: Pyvzo 15sg naq ernpu bhg