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ParticipantI suspect the Focus Fusion people are going to find that a pinch is a very difficult thing to contoll – much less optimize.
I cannot help but recall that Edison tried over 2000 times to develop a filament for his electric light bulb. If he was not such an incredibly stubborn visionary – we might still be sitting in the dark.
Unfortunately for FF, they will have thousands of helpful people watching over their shoulders, highlighting the problems with the first 1999 approaches, explaining in detail why the approach will never work.
January 8, 2011 at 9:27 pm in reply to: Breakthrough Billion Degree Confinement – LPP Press Release Jan 4 2011 #9407ParticipantWell, more specifically, has anyone fused Boron and actually measured the charge released? Until
someone does, it’s all just an educated hypothesis.In theory there is no difference between theory and practice.
But in practice there is.Matt
January 7, 2011 at 9:40 pm in reply to: Breakthrough Billion Degree Confinement – LPP Press Release Jan 4 2011 #9398ParticipantThe theory is boron fusion would be: p + 11B→34He + 8.7 MeV.
My question was whether the 8.7 MeV result has ever been documented?
ParticipantYou are right. My mistake.
But that actually illustrates the fact that Thorium can replace Uranium in a reactor design that is similar in nature to existing reactors. India is pursuing this for the simple reason that they have almost no domestic uranium but lots of thorium.
To go to liquid thorium you would have to build the infrastructure to handle and process the waste – mostly gasses that are given off. And, it would require an investment of several billion dollars.
Ultimately, the question is not whether Thorium is better than fusion. Because it’s not.
ParticipantThe thing to remember is the MSLT reactors were operationally 35 years ago. They have
successfully replaced coal fired plants. They are a lower cost option to Coal and Uranium.
And, if Focus Fusion is never successful Thorium reactors could be a great fallback position.January 6, 2011 at 9:14 pm in reply to: Breakthrough Billion Degree Confinement – LPP Press Release Jan 4 2011 #9392ParticipantAnother silly question. I know that Farnsworth’s fuzor actually fused hydrogen.
But, has anybody ever successfully fuzed Boron before? Did it throw off the
electrons just like it should in theory?ParticipantCould the escaping neutrons be used to generate electricity with the new radiation-to-electricity
nano materials?ParticipantBut let’s remember the crazies who will be opposing anything nuclear.
They will always take the worst possible scenario.Example – That swimming pool contains enough liquid water to
drown over 100,000 people!ParticipantUsing a 50 year timeline effectively removes the researcher
from every having to produce anything workable in his
lifetime. He will be retired and living on his pension
before anyone realizes he never actually acomplished
anything.Matt
ParticipantUsing a 50 year timeline effectively removes the researcher
from every having to produce anything workable in his
lifetime. He will be retired and living on his pension
before anyone realizes he never actually acomplished
anything.Matt
November 1, 2007 at 12:36 am in reply to: Need of beryllium and other rare materials for Focus Fusion #2461ParticipantWe have plenty of beryllium mines here in North Carolina. Most have been shut
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