Reply To: Shock treated nanocrystalline copper allows reduced anode radius

[Glenn Millam]

Ahhh… don’t you love politics?

Anyway, the Thorium reactor looks really good. It is the startup costs that is killing it, and I hope that some country out there will take the risk and do it. At our current state, we don’t need to be turning down really hopeful solutions just because a few people feel their current investments may be threatened.

What is important to look at in this with Focus Fusion is that the startup costs for a single reactor capable of proving the technology will be under a million dollars (US). (Current estimate is $200,000.) That means that it can be achieved by a private investor willing to take out a mortgage on their house. Think about that. Without the need to have a government or huge private firm to put up the cash, the all-important testbed can be done by individuals for less than the cost of an independent film. And think about the return on that investment.

Hmmm… I wonder how much equity I have in my house…