Understood.
I was setting up a hypothetical situation which assumed the terrestrial
environment would be otherwise unchanged. Elemental abundances from SN
explosions would be different, for instance, as would the lack of
heating from Al-26 decay change planetary formation.
Let's assume for the model that radioactive decay changes continue
through the same pathways and at different rates but have the same
cosmological, geological, etc consequences as in the Universe in which
we presently live. If you wish, and if it makes it easier to comprehend,
let us assume that the laws of physics magically changed in 1880.
Confession: many years ago I read a SF work in which such a change was
introduced by an advanced technology through an application of Clarke's
3rd Law. I am now interested in finding out what others can work out in
this scenario.
Incidentally, a set of the laws of physics in which the weak interaction
is exceedingly weak can still produce a chemically and physically
interesting universe. The Big Bang produces primarily protons and
neutrons, with a fair smattering of He-4. The neutrons do not decay and
those which do not fuse with protons to produce deuterium form dark
matter. Stars generate energy from DD fusion to He-4 and helium burning
continues when the core temperature rises high enough, and so. Elements
as far as Z=32 or so are stable. I can dig up references if anyone is
sufficiently interested.