In reply to Colin Hercus's message of Tue, 10 May 2011 10:32:34 +0800: Hi, [snip] >Hi, >Reading Rossi's patent it seems Boron & Lead are used not just for shielding >but to absorb the energy from the radiation. What I was wondering if there >is any specific radiation that would need lead vs a cheaper metal (and >thicker) or even concrete to absorb the energy. > >So is lead essential? And though we have enough Nickel for many years of >E-cat energy, do we have enough Boron & Lead? > >Colin
There is plenty of Lead. I did that calculation a while back. Haven't done the calculation for Boron. Note that if the sole purpose of the Boron is for neutron shielding, then it can be replaced with other substances. If it's involved in a p-B11 reaction then the energy yield of the reaction is high enough to allow for extraction from very low grade sources, so it would still last for millions of years. Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html
