Reply To: Global Warming

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Photoelectric effect is used all over the place to detect radiation but never in a power conversion configuration. It seems like a daunting problem considering the plasma interacting with the first wall of the onion leading to eddy currents and other electrical noise that will screw up the collection of photo electrons. The onion seems easy enough to test now. In fact, it seems that it should be tested before the PF. If LPP shows a viable means to convert x-rays/gamma rays (more layers in the onion is all you need unless you are worried about Compton scatter), it could be implemented in nuclear fission plants. That would provide a revenue stream in licensing or sales that could support the PF development while improving efficiency of the electrical production in the near term. It seems the whole idea was approached backwards. Use money from the easy thing to support the hard thing, if the onion is as simple as producing photo electrons and gathering them.