Gruss Gott wrote: > > "Fusion is the process of atoms combining at extraordinarily high > temperatures that not only provides the energy of the sun and stars > but also gives hydrogen bombs their enormous power. The challenge > faced by the international project is to control that energy in a > self-sustaining reaction in which the heat released by fusion can be > used to generate electricity, an engineering feat of daunting > complexity." > > A $13 billion experiment of "daunting complexity" that will attempt to > harness the energy source that powers the Sun doesn't sound like > making cotton balls to me. What seems odd is that you and Jochem > speak as if the whole thing is all worked out, the risks are all > locked down, and all they have to do is flip the switch.
Sure, they might blow up the reactor ten times before they get it right. So what? Some of the scientific and maintenance staff will die, a lot of money will be dow the drain, but outside the original blast radius, nobody will notice. And how big will the original blast radius be? How big would the Tchernobyl disaster have been if the fallout hadn't been radioacive? Jochem ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Purchase Studio MX with Flash Pro from House of Fusion, a Macromedia Authorized Affiliate and support the CF community. http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=51 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:162435 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
