"Denyav" wrote in message
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Houtermans and von Ardenne.
Not to mention that the German nuclear program was crippled severely by
the lack of heavy water, thanks to sabotage efforts of Thor Heyerdahl
(later famous for his Kon-Tiki raft showing the Egyptians could have
sailed to the Americas)

1) In spite of Allied bombings and efforts or Norwegian resistance Germans
transferred enough Heavy water to Germany over land route.
2)In summer of 44 Germans started to use graffit moderation and heavy
water
moderation was put to back burner.

All the reactors captured used heavy water moderation, including those
built in 1945

http://www.haigerloch.de/stadt/kelle...sch/EVERSU.HTM

Keith