Re: [Vo]:Helium 3 in Canada
In reply to MSF's message of Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:47:59 +: Hi, [snip] >That seems plausible. Do you suppose all the olivine spewed forth an erupting >volcano contains He3? > Actually I think it may have been a bit more complex. I think the object eventually impacted the Earth because a close encounter with one of the large planets flipped it into a retrograde orbit. It first impacted the East side of Greenland then "skipped" across the Island and the final impact created the Hiawatha Crater. Some of the He3 is from deep upwelling but is mixed with He3 from the object. The answer to your question is that I have no way of telling. I do think that because He is a gas, much has collected in "gas domes" on the Western side of Greenland and also Eastern Canada. I further suspect that this is the primary reason for the US government interest in Greenland (and maybe Canada too) There may be enough He3 to supply the whole world with clean fusion energy for hundreds of years. (See Helion Energy). Helion actually plan to make their own He3 with DD fusion but this process produces lots of neutrons resulting in the equipment becoming radioactive over time. A terrestrial source of He3 would make the operation much cleaner. Not that it will make any difference if TAE manages to achieve pB11 fusion, since there is enough readily extractable Boron in the oceans to last for hundreds of millions of years. Using pB11 derived energy to extract the Boron means that you end up with about 25000 times more Boron extracted than you "burned" to extract it. In short this is a very energy positive process. > > >On Thursday, January 22nd, 2026 at 12:13 PM, Robin > wrote: > >> >> >> BTW my theory on the He3 origin is that it was brought to Earth by the >> meteorite that created the Hiawatha Crater. This >> meteor also triggered the opening of a rift in the crust from which lava >> flowed forth carrying the He-3 with it. >> The meteor acquired it's He-3 over millions of years of Sun grazing orbits >> in space. On one of the trips around the Sun >> it managed to impact the Earth. >> The sun grazing orbits did two things:- >> 1) They exposed it to high intensity He3 bombardment. >> 2) The object got hot enough for the He3 to diffuse into the core of the >> object. >> Regards, >> >> Robin van Spaandonk >> >> http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/ELE.html Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/ELE.html
Re: [Vo]:Helium 3 in Canada
That seems plausible. Do you suppose all the olivine spewed forth an erupting volcano contains He3? On Thursday, January 22nd, 2026 at 12:13 PM, Robin wrote: > > > BTW my theory on the He3 origin is that it was brought to Earth by the > meteorite that created the Hiawatha Crater. This > meteor also triggered the opening of a rift in the crust from which lava > flowed forth carrying the He-3 with it. > The meteor acquired it's He-3 over millions of years of Sun grazing orbits in > space. On one of the trips around the Sun > it managed to impact the Earth. > The sun grazing orbits did two things:- > 1) They exposed it to high intensity He3 bombardment. > 2) The object got hot enough for the He3 to diffuse into the core of the > object. > Regards, > > Robin van Spaandonk > > http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/ELE.html
Re: [Vo]:Helium 3 in Canada
BTW my theory on the He3 origin is that it was brought to Earth by the meteorite that created the Hiawatha Crater. This meteor also triggered the opening of a rift in the crust from which lava flowed forth carrying the He-3 with it. The meteor acquired it's He-3 over millions of years of Sun grazing orbits in space. On one of the trips around the Sun it managed to impact the Earth. The sun grazing orbits did two things:- 1) They exposed it to high intensity He3 bombardment. 2) The object got hot enough for the He3 to diffuse into the core of the object. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/ELE.html
Re: [Vo]:Helium 3 in Canada
> BTW a little side note on Helion Energy. If they have already started > construction on a 50 MW power plant, then they > must be quite confident in their ability to burn He3. This implies that they > could also burn D-D. > [snip] > Regards, > > Robin van Spaandonk > > http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/ELE.html I hope Helion Energy succeeds. Their tech seems pretty solid as far as I understand it. Maybe their success will also bring about renaming helium to helion, which it should have been in the first place. Naming this element helium was almost certainly due to the popularity of Edgar Rice Burroughs' Barsoom (Mars) series.
Re: [Vo]:Helium 3 in Canada
In reply to Andrew Meulenberg's message of Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:46:05 -0500: Hi Andrew, >If 3He exists in abundance throughout Baffin Island, that could explain why >Trump fears a battle over Greenland (which is much larger and closer to the >north pole) and wants it for the US. If so, then he really shouldn't have sacked his science advisor, who would have told him that you can breed He3 in a lower temperature D-D reactor. You already know the following, but I'm writing this for the benefit of others. IOW the whole idea that you need to e.g. go to the Moon for He3 is mostly invented by science journalists or ScFi authors. A D-D fusion reactor running at less than about 20 keV would produce He3 without consuming much. It would however be a "dirty" reactor so should be operated somewhere out in the desert. Of course if would also produce T which would (depending on operating mode) usually be burnt up immediately producing energetic neutrons. If carefully designed, such a reactor would produce:- 1) He3 2) A lot of power 3) Masses of neutrons that might be used to remediate existing long term nuclear waste, which might even be incorporated into some of the structural components in the form of ceramics, cermets, or alloys. The He3 can then be transported to other "aneutronic" reactors located more conveniently. BTW a little side note on Helion Energy. If they have already started construction on a 50 MW power plant, then they must be quite confident in their ability to burn He3. This implies that they could also burn D-D. [snip] Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/ELE.html
Re: [Vo]:Helium 3 in Canada
If 3He exists in abundance throughout Baffin Island, that could explain why Trump fears a battle over Greenland (which is much larger and closer to the north pole) and wants it for the US. On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 1:26 PM Robin wrote: > In reply to Andrew Meulenberg's message of Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:53:31 > -0500: > Hi, > > Maybe even LENR? > > [snip] > Regards, > > Robin van Spaandonk > > http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/ELE.html > >
Re: [Vo]:Helium 3 in Canada
In reply to Andrew Meulenberg's message of Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:53:31 -0500: Hi, Another possibility is from a large meteorite. These often contain both Olivine and He3. [snip] Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/ELE.html
Re: [Vo]:Helium 3 in Canada
In reply to Andrew Meulenberg's message of Wed, 21 Jan 2026 11:53:31 -0500: Hi, Maybe even LENR? [snip] Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/ELE.html
Re: [Vo]:Helium 3 in Canada
The near-surface layers of the moon are predicted to be rich in 3He (confirmed?) from the sun. If this is true, then it is possible that the 3He trapped in the Van Allen belts would (when only singly ionized) "mirror" at a lower level than the protons and be deposited in the arctic regions. Most would be deposited in ice and, over time, be carried away to the adjacent oceans. Since it would be deposited over geologic times, it could be incorporated into the local geological formations. Details can be worked out to determine probabilities for the many pathways. However, if the calculations for lunar-surface 3He being a viable source of nuclear energy for lunar bases, then the earth, as a much larger collector of solar 3He to be concentrated in the arctic regions, could still provide some surprises for us. Andrew On Wed, Jan 21, 2026 at 8:41 AM MSF wrote: > What I found the most entertaining was the "Canada is going the rule the > world" aspect of this video. Nevertheless, it will be amazing if there > really is this huge deposit of helium 3. > >
Re: [Vo]:Helium 3 in Canada
What I found the most entertaining was the "Canada is going the rule the world" aspect of this video. Nevertheless, it will be amazing if there really is this huge deposit of helium 3.
Re: [Vo]:Helium 3 in Canada
In reply to MSF's message of Wed, 21 Jan 2026 03:21:18 +: Hi, While it appears that some He3 has been found in Olivine on Baffin island, I could find no mention of the actual potential resource. Furthermore He3 fusion is not quite as clean as implied in the otherwise entertaining video. When you fuse it with D you also inevitably get some D-D fusion as well, according to:- D + D -> He3 + n D + D -> T + p The first of these creates free neutrons which over the long term make the reactor radioactive. The second creates T, which can also react with more D according to:- T + D -> He4 + n (14 MeV) this is a high energy neutron, implying considerable shielding would be needed, so the video is a bit of a beat up. I half expected the date to be April 1. You won't see He3 fusion rectors in cars or planes any time soon, though ships are a possibility, and possibly freight trains. Fusion powered electricity generation is actually likely. See also https://www.helionenergy.com/. This company is has contracted with Microsoft to deliver 50 MW of fusion power to a datacentre in 2028. They plan to make their own He3 using the D+D reaction here above. Note that Helion take special measures to reduce the side reactions as much as possible. D is of course present as 1 Hydrogen atom in 6400 in water implying a near endless resource in the ocean. [snip] >Could this be real or possible? >https://cassiopaea.org/forum/threads/helium-3-discovery-in-canada-and-fusion-reactor.57602/ Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/ELE.html
