Agreed, but the pollution you mention might be a poison to the reaction that lowers the catalytic power - threads this week about optimum ratios of copper and Ni in a 2/3 to 1/3 ratio suggest the "recharge" may be only to keep this ratio optimized. Eventually the control loop may eliminate all transmutations and the need to recharge. Presently the system has to endure some hysteresis inside a small window between run-away and cut-off and I think this determines the extent of any radiation and transmutation. If the run-away can be minimized beneath the levels needed for LENR you may avoid both the radiation and the damage to the geometry. Other posts suggested alternate paths such as chromium alloys that might achieve similar energy levels -I think other alloy paths should exist and we may need to identify harder, higher temperature metal powders to enlarge the usable window before destructive runaway.
Fran Re: [Vo]:Is the Rossi Reactor a Langmuir Torch Terry Blanton Fri, 06 Jan 2012 17:15:43 -0800 Bloody hell. If the reactor works by the oscillation of hydrogen between molecular and atomic states, the only reason to have to service the reactor is the depletion of hydrogen through the reactor walls or some type of pollution occurring in the reaction. It makes a large difference in the economics if you really don't need to service the reactor every six months. That could be a financial ruse. T
