[Redsand11j]

Oops, my bad- calculation error! It seems that, assuming 100% efficiency in everything, only 1 MW year would be needed. However, it seems likely to me that Alpha particles/protons would be preferable to betas, so call the particle accelerator 65% efficient, that's 1.5 megawatt-years.

1.5 megawatts is the amount of energy used by about 130 people in the US. (Admittedly, the US has the highest energy useage per capita in the world, but even in Bangladesh (The lowest power per capita, 200 watts per person), the number is 7500 people.

Either way, the CSCS (and, scarily enough, and organization, be it major or minor) could do this with little difficulty.

[Redsand11j]

yeah. This would be 200 MW at 2 MV, and 100 amps.

[NoMoreLies]

One volt*one amp=one watt, right? So that's two megawatts at one amp, and two kilowatts at one milliamp. Hmmm...

[Redsand11j]

but since it's so hard to separate fissile uranium from regular, and takes such large facilities, a nuclear program is pretty easy to spot. This would be a much simpler and low profile operation.

[NoMoreLies]

Orion Shall Rise!

Those countires could get Uranium easily anyway. It's not that hard, if you have the right contacts. Look at Iran and North Korea. They alread have some.