Jones Beene wrote:
Unlike the expensive Amtec-powered satellites which use radioactive Pu and
thermoelectric converters, or the more expensive SP-100 fission
space-reactor, this plane uses only "free" material for power- the
so-called "waste," from reactors, and it uses about 500 pounds of this
material, solely for its substantial gamma emission . . .
Jones: Do you REALLY, seriously think it is a good idea to have 500 lbs of
this stuff flapping around in the sky? What would happen if it crashed?
What if a terrorist gets hold of it?
NASA has built similar experimental solar powered high-altitude aircraft
that use fuel cells at night. That approach seems a lot more promising to me.
- Jed
- Re: What is an ARFO ? Jed Rothwell
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