Re: [Vo]:Latest Rossi news at PESN

2011-03-10 Thread mixent
In reply to Nick Palmer's message of Wed, 9 Mar 2011 11:27:09 -: Hi Nick, [snip] Robin wrote: ..Well maybe not quite. The problem with this is that the general public only understands one kind of nuclear. I'm afraid that educating them in the subtleties is going to take a while. Do we know

Re: [Vo]:Latest Rossi news at PESN

2011-03-09 Thread Nick Palmer
Robin wrote: ..Well maybe not quite. The problem with this is that the general public only understands one kind of nuclear. I'm afraid that educating them in the subtleties is going to take a while. Do we know what, if any, radiation is created by this process? Specifically, are any long

Re: [Vo]:Latest Rossi news at PESN

2011-03-08 Thread Terry Blanton
On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote: Note: Rossi told me he would demonstrate the unit in Florida. I wouldn't. It could be confiscated on the basis that is poses a radiation threat to people in the US. I'd just ship it and test it there. T

Re: [Vo]:Latest Rossi news at PESN

2011-03-08 Thread noone noone
Sent: Tue, March 8, 2011 2:49:31 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Latest Rossi news at PESN On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 2:17 PM, Jed Rothwell jedrothw...@gmail.com wrote: Note: Rossi told me he would demonstrate the unit in Florida. I wouldn't. It could be confiscated on the basis that is poses a radiation

Re: [Vo]:Latest Rossi news at PESN

2011-03-08 Thread OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson
From Terry: Note: Rossi told me he would demonstrate the unit in Florida. I wouldn't.  It could be confiscated on the basis that is poses a radiation threat to people in the US.  I'd just ship it and test it there. From Noone Noone That would be a huge win. If they confiscate it then

Re: [Vo]:Latest Rossi news at PESN

2011-03-08 Thread peatbog
That would be a huge win. If they confiscate it then they have to admit it produces radioactivity. Then he could go on every talk show in the entire USA. Cold Fusion would finally be vindicated. I would rather have the 100 units operating than confiscated. That would do more to

Re: [Vo]:Latest Rossi news at PESN

2011-03-08 Thread Terry Blanton
On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 3:46 PM, peatbog peat...@teksavvy.com wrote: That would be a huge win. If they confiscate it then they have to admit it produces radioactivity. Then he could go on every talk show in the entire USA. Cold Fusion would finally be vindicated. I would rather have the

Re: [Vo]:Latest Rossi news at PESN

2011-03-08 Thread Jed Rothwell
peatbog wrote: I would rather have the 100 units operating than confiscated. I doubt anything would be confiscated! The NRC would simply tell them they are not allowed to operate the machine without a license. I assume the machine would then be packed up and shipped to Greece, where the

Re: [Vo]:Latest Rossi news at PESN

2011-03-08 Thread Jed Rothwell
Terry Blanton wrote: I don't trust our government. I trust the government most of the time, in most situations. It is no worse than General Motors or Toyota, and much better than most Wall Street investment firms. It depends a great deal on the circumstances, which department of

Re: [Vo]:Latest Rossi news at PESN

2011-03-08 Thread OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson
Jed sez: Terry Blanton wrote: I don't trust our government. I trust the government most of the time, in most situations. It is no worse than General Motors or Toyota, and much better than most Wall Street investment firms. ...except in Wisconsin. We are currently experiencing technical

Re: [Vo]:Latest Rossi news at PESN

2011-03-08 Thread Jed Rothwell
OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson wrote: I trust the government most of the time, in most situations. It is no worse than General Motors or Toyota, and much better than most Wall Street investment firms. ...except in Wisconsin. We are currently experiencing technical difficulties. See? There's

Re: [Vo]:Latest Rossi news at PESN

2011-03-08 Thread Terry Blanton
On Tue, Mar 8, 2011 at 4:21 PM, OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson svj.orionwo...@gmail.com wrote: Jed sez: Terry Blanton wrote: I don't trust our government. I trust the government most of the time, in most situations. It is no worse than General Motors or Toyota, and much better than most Wall

Re: [Vo]:Latest Rossi news at PESN

2011-03-08 Thread Jed Rothwell
I wrote that if I were Rossi, I would inform the NRC and ask for an operating license for a nuclear fusion reactor. I'm not kidding, I would! Two reasons: 1. I am stickler for the rules. This is a nuclear reactor, after all. 2. As Noone Noone points out, it is a win-win situation. If they say

Re: [Vo]:Latest Rossi news at PESN

2011-03-08 Thread Dennis
for commercial application see paragraph 202.2 From: Jed Rothwell Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 4:43 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:Latest Rossi news at PESN ...My guess is that no laws or regulations in the U.S. cover the use of a 1 MW nuclear fusion reactor

RE: [Vo]:Latest Rossi news at PESN

2011-03-08 Thread Mark Iverson
_ From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:jedrothw...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 3:44 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:Latest Rossi news at PESN I wrote that if I were Rossi, I would inform the NRC and ask for an operating license for a nuclear fusion reactor. I'm

Re: [Vo]:Latest Rossi news at PESN

2011-03-08 Thread Jed Rothwell
Dennis den...@netmdc.com wrote: http://www-ferp.ucsd.edu/ARIES/DOCS/Hoffer9505/NRCjurisdiction.pdf It is likely that it would be classed as a Pre-demo device not operated as part of the power generation facilities of an electric utility system for the purpose of demonstrating the

Re: [Vo]:Latest Rossi news at PESN

2011-03-08 Thread mixent
In reply to Jed Rothwell's message of Tue, 08 Mar 2011 18:43:35 -0500: Hi, [snip] The worst that can happen is the NRC tells you cannot operate this nuclear reactor in the U.S. So, you inform the mass media that Uncle Sam agrees you have a nuclear reactor. You pack it up, ship it to Greece,