In reply to SHIRAKAWA Akira's message of Fri, 18 Mar 2011 20:39:20 +0100: Hi, [snip] >Hello group, > >Have a look here: >http://www.nyteknik.se/nyheter/energi_miljo/energi/article3126617.ece > >Many interesting additional questions from Ny Teknik readers have been >recently answered by Rossi, regarding his E-cat. > >Cheers, >S.A.
"Rossi: The E-Cat, after 15, 20 years of expected life is just a piece of steel, lead, ceramic, boron, with residual nickel powder inside. All recyclable. No radioactive waste left, of course." If it contains boron then the primary reaction may be:- p + B11 => 3 He4 + 8.7 MeV Because the energy is divided up over three alpha particles, they are usually fairly low energy, which would go a long way toward explaining the lack of serious radiation. (A 2 MeV alpha particle simply doesn't have the energy to produce spallation neutrons). The p-B11 reaction is known as perhaps the cleanest fusion reaction around. (BTW note that he didn't include copper in the list. ;) Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/Project.html
