I needed to grab a coworkers paper quickly so I searched for it by keywords and Gemini not only hallucinated a first name from "A.", it decided on a common mens name and referred to the researcher as he.
Her name is Alex! which is even in one of the documents cited!
![Google search for "Levinsky shielding NASA"
"AI Overview
Andrew Levinsky is a researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory (LANL) who collaborated with NASA on radiation shielding design for Fission Surface Power (FSP) systems. [1] (https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20260002520/downloads/Levinsky_CP_MultifacetFSP_RadShield_20260002520.pdf), [2] (https://epubs.ans.org/?p=proc:3466&pg=2)
Core Project Focus
Levinsky and his co-researchers authored a paper titled "Multifaceted Considerations for Fission Surface Power Radiation Shielding Design". This work addresses how to build shields for nuclear reactors deployed on the lunar surface to protect human habitats and sensitive hardware. [1] (https://ntrs.nasa.gov/api/citations/20260002520/downloads/Levinsky_CP_MultifacetFSP_RadShield_20260002520.pdf)"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bojewaigrrw6tsymkq5ms7mz/bafkreicjltafybwjubjeuflq5rt7feylqais26grijyxgcto2y2v6xc3xy)
![Section 2 Yield Calculations
To calculate an effective yield for the nuclear explosion, we will have to make a few assumptions:
1. Every year, approximately 36 gigatons of carbon dioxide are emitted into the atmosphere.
2. We want to sequester 30 years worth of carbon dioxide emissions.
3. Through ERW, 1 ton of basalt can sequester 0.28 tons of carbon dioxide[Beerling et al., 2020].
4. The crushing work index of basalt is 22[Ram Chandar et al., 2016].
5. In a seafloor buried nuclear explosion, there will be approximately 90% efficiency in pulverizing
the basalt.
From these assumptions, we can calculate that 1.08 trillion tons of carbon dioxide should be sequestered, 3.86 trillion tons of basalt are needed, the crushing energy needed is 3.05 ∗ 1020j, and a nuclear explosion yield of 81 Gt is required. This is orders of magnitude larger than the largest nuclear explosion ever detonated, so this is not to be taken lightly.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:bojewaigrrw6tsymkq5ms7mz/bafkreig4jqdq4zxastu7gtxhfir64mtcvympworclydtqz7lml2mlbsqya)
