Post A Reply
my profile
|
directory
login
|
search
|
faq
|
forum home
»
Flare Sci-Fi Forums
»
Community
»
The Flameboard
»
Creeping Environmentalism...
» Post A Reply
Post A Reply
Login Name:
Password:
Message:
HTML is enabled.
UBB Code™ is enabled.
[QUOTE]Originally posted by Jernau Morat Gurgeh: [QB] It seems fusion (proper fusion, not to be confused with cold fusion) could be a reality soon. [URL=http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns9999999]This article[/URL] reports that techniques for more effective magnetic containment are being improved, and that there are plans for a prototype that will produce power. [URL=http://www.physicsweb.org/article/world/14/6/2]Another article[/URL] debates the need for nuclear power (conventional fission). You've probably heard most of that debate before, but here's a part I found interesting: "A particularly promising line of research, which is being pioneered by the Nobel-prize winning physicist Carlo Rubbia and others, is into reactors that depend on spallation neutrons from a proton accelerator. The protons hit a target of a heavy metal, such as tungsten, producing a shower of neutrons that go into a sub-critical reactor assembly. This makes the reactor go critical, thereby generating power. Such reactors are easily controlled because the reaction stops as soon as the accelerator is switched off. The neutron fluxes are also so high that the radioactive wastes can be burnt inside the reactor. These are both highly desirable environmental features." Burning the radioactive waste inside the reactor seems like a good thing to me. On a similar issue, people might be interested in NASA's investigations into [URL=http://www.newscientist.com/news/news.jsp?id=ns9999972]nuclear propulsion[/URL] (for launching). [/QB][/QUOTE]
Instant Graemlins
Instant UBB Code™
What is UBB Code™?
Options
Disable Graemlins in this post.
*** Click here to review this topic. ***
© 1999-2024 Charles Capps
Powered by UBB.classic™ 6.7.3