On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 1:50 PM, <mix...@bigpond.com> wrote: However if it [hydrogen] only acts as a catalyst for neutron transfer > reactions, then nowhere near that > amount would be needed. >
My current theory is that the hydrogen plays no role in this particular instance. Perhaps elsewhere, deep in the IH labs, they are experimenting with lithium hydride with some fraction of deuterium in it, which would play a role. From the standpoint of industrial design, it would be convenient to use the same type of fuel and reactor design in both cases, so, according to this line of thinking, lithium hydride is used in this case even though the hydrogen is not involved. Eric
