IMHO, it may be possible to enrich U-235 using LENR. But depleted U-238 might be an acceptable fission/LENR fuel.
On Thu, Aug 24, 2017 at 10:00 AM, JonesBeene <[email protected]> wrote: > *From: *Axil Axil <[email protected]> > > > … The thorium blanket would shield and absorb the muons produced by the > LENR reaction and no radioactive byproducts or fissile material would > result. > > > > > > As I have posted several times recently in light of Holmlid’s claims – it > seems possible to combine fission and LENR in a subcritical arrangement. > The challenge is to supply UDH as if it was neutron flux. > > > > The neutron substitute would be UDH, and not muons per se although both > would be important in the scheme, > > > > Thorium as a fuel would be possible in this regard, but as of today it is > too costly and too “light” to compete with U. > > > > Muons tend to be absorbed best by extremely dense metals like Uranium. It > should be noted that thorium is far less dense than Uranium and because of > low demand, it is also an order of magnitude more expensive. Proponents say > the cost will drop with demand, but there is no proof of that and the lower > density cannot be changed. > > > > Density: > > > > U – 18.950 gm/cc > > Th – 11.720 gm/cc > > > > Thorium is a heavy metal relatively speaking – in fact it is denser than > lead - but Uranium is a whopping 62% denser than thorium - and would be > better as a subcritical fuel for a hybrid reactor - even if the cost were > the same. > > > > There is minimal information online about muon stopping power, but the > chart here that shows a straight line dependence on Z while explaining that > it should not be straight. > > > > http://scipp.ucsc.edu/outreach/internships/2007/ > references/Muon%20Absorption.pdf > > > > > > > > > > >
