So now we're posting science fiction here?
(Or does stuff from Rossi count as pure fantasy rather than sci-fi?)
On 09/20/2016 04:40 PM, Axil Axil wrote:
Norman
September 20, 2016 at 7:28 AM
Dear Andrea Rossi:
Update of the work on the QuarkX?
Cheers,
Norman
Andrea Rossi
September 20, 2016 at 8:29 AM
Norman:
Still in very good standing, but also still dangerous. Working mainly
on safety issues now.
Warm Regards,
A.R.
If seems that LENR reactors are not as inherently safe as we all once
thought. But the safe deployment of LENR technology could still be
accommodated into the current power infrastructure.
The development of ocean deployment of huge wind turbines will serve
LENR reactor deployment well. A safe method of LENR deployment will
entail the use of those floating platforms located just off shore.
The technical feasibility of deepwater floating LENR platforms will
not be questioned, as the long-term survivability of floating
structures has been successfully demonstrated by the marine and
offshore oil industries over many decades. However, the economics that
allowed the deployment of thousands of offshore oil rigs have yet to
be demonstrated for floating LENR reactor platforms. For deepwater
wind turbines, a floating structure will replace pile-driven monopoles
or conventional concrete bases that are commonly used as foundations
for shallow water and land-based reactors. The floating structure must
provide enough buoyancy to support the weight of the reactor as a
function of its size and power production rating and to restrain
pitch, roll and heave motions within acceptable limits.
Since muon shielding is so problematic, distance from any population
is the one dependable risk mitigation method.
The distance of LENR deployment offshore would be a function of the
range of muon travel before decay and the inverse square law dilution
of muon density together with safe muon exposure limits.
The floating LENR reactor will be bigger than a sea buoy, but smaller
than a floating wind turbine. Robotize remote controlled maintence
could allow for human free maintenance of the LENR reactor such as
refueling. The activated waste fuel could be dumped into the deep
water or dissolved in acid.
