Robin van Spaandonk wrote:
In reply to Edmund Storms's message of Wed, 28 May 2008 21:13:05 -0600:
Hi Ed,
Vortex is bouncing my posts again, could you forward this for me?
[snip]
Robin,
If this energy is produced by a nuclear reaction, then neutrons and
gamma are produced.
It
--- Ed
I think this is only a way to provide chemical heat
by converting UH6 to U3O8.
I do not see how it could be chemical if the assertion
that it will run 24/7 for *5 years* before refueling
is true.
If the U is natural, that much of it (with water as a
moderator) would certainly go
Is the so-called battery reactor chemical or
otherwise ? this is an interesting question.
If the fuel is depleted Uranium, and there is a lot of
that stuff around, then the operation could be related
to recycling reactants - using both the heat and gamma
flux from radioactive decay to reduce the
Jones,
If this is a nuclear reactor, the radiation would be too dangerous to
make this practical. Even if it were buried deep enough to stop the
radiation, it could not be safely dug up after 5 years. Besides, no
sane person would want a nuclear reactor buried near them.
The chemical
On May 28, 2008, at 7:08 AM, Jones Beene wrote:
[snip]
Depleted U is actually more radioactive than natural,
[snip
AFAIK depleted uranium typically means the stuff left over after
U235 separation process from the mined natural uranium, not what's
left over after burning U in fuel rods.
--- Horace
AFAIK depleted uranium typically means the stuff
left over after U235 separation process from the mined
natural uranium, not what's left over after burning U
in fuel rods.
True, and there was implication otherwise.
Depleted uranium has about 1/3 the U235 that natural
uranium
In reply to Edmund Storms's message of Tue, 27 May 2008 21:28:58 -0600:
Hi,
[snip]
Jones,
After reading the rather poor description on the website, I think this
is only a way to provide chemical heat by converting UH6 to U3O8. No
nuclear reaction is involved or possible. As they say, it is
Robin,
If this energy is produced by a nuclear reaction, then neutrons and
gamma are produced. This requires significant shielding. In addition,
the core would be too active to dig up in five years and haul away for
reprocessing, at least right away. In addition, the electric conversion
Jones,
After reading the rather poor description on the website, I think this
is only a way to provide chemical heat by converting UH6 to U3O8. No
nuclear reaction is involved or possible. As they say, it is like a
battery that provides energy for a limited time.
I agree, this is a
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