Well, they *do* have one which has run for 2 years. I think the December test was just for private consumption. Once it is self-sustaining, how long would you expect Dr. Levi to watch before he was convinced? :-)
T (How long does it take you to look at a horse shoe?) On Mon, Jan 24, 2011 at 1:48 PM, OrionWorks - Steven V Johnson <svj.orionwo...@gmail.com> wrote: > My eyeballs then scanned the following paragraph: > > On page 4: > > ----------- > > Before ending [Test 1] all the power was reduced and then switched off > from the resistors and also the hydrogen supply was closed. No > pressure decrease was noted in the H2 bottle. EVEN IN THIS CONDITIONS > THE SYSTEM KEPT RUNNING SELF SUSTAINING, FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES UNTIL IT > WAS DECIDED TO MANUALLY STOP THE REACTION [CAPS mine] by cooling the > reactor using a large water flux (note the decrease of the water input > temperature). > > ----------- > > I'm puzzled as to why they ran the test in this highly remarkable (and > historical) self-sustain mode for only 15 minutes. Was there fear of a > run-away situation, a potential meltdown, or something worse? > > Regards > Steven Vincent Johnson > www.OrionWorks.com > www.zazzle.com/orionworks > >
