In reply to Terry Blanton's message of Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:16:14 -0400: Hi,
In fact all fission reactors are the answer to his (her?) question. ;) >On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 2:54 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> >> Well, for what it's worth, here's my question.... What if instead of >> splitting >> atoms to produce the destructive energy of an atomic bomb, the potential of >> that energy could be released slowly, in a more controllable manner? > > > >The pebble bed reactor design is the closest thing to what you are seeking. > >http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pebble_bed_reactor > >T Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html

