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Interestingly, George Miley is a supporter of the fusion/fission hybrid. See http://fire.pppl.gov/aps06_manheimer.pdf On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 9:29 PM, Axil Axil <[email protected]> wrote: > Such a concept is not possible politically. Pu239 breeding is not > acceptable both to the government of the US and the current head of the > NRC. The thorium based U232/U233 fuel cycle produced by a fusion/fission > hybrid may be acceptable as proliferation resistant because of the high > level of U232 that is generated by fusion. > > High U232 content in U233 provides 6 barriers to proliferation, compared > to none for Pu239. > > George Miley is a supporter of the fusion/fission hybrid. > > Hans A. Bathe was the originator of the idea > > http://www.marcobresci.it/docs/fusione_ibrida.pdf > > Fusion bred U233 has a very high U232 content due to the 2n and 3n > reaction. This provides U233 with 6 barriers to proliferation, compared to > none for Pu239. U233 can also be denatured with U238. This mix is also > proliferation resistant. > > > > > On Thu, Aug 23, 2012 at 6:50 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > >> In reply to Puppy Dog's message of Thu, 23 Aug 2012 13:21:13 +0300: >> Hi, >> [snip] >> >After fusion in the ball of plasma is completed, the fusion ash and the >> left over tritium and deuterium find its way into a diverter that removes >> it from the burn chamber. The high energy neutrons produced by fusion fly >> out in all directions. It will be these neutrons that will make U233 in the >> thorium blanket that will eventually surround the burn chamber. >> > >> Surely, if D-T is used, then the neutrons are fast enough to fission U238 >> directly, and no breeding is needed. That allows you to use the current >> large >> stockpile of DU as fuel. Actually just about any heavy element or isotope >> will >> serve, allowing you to burn up all the actinide wastes currently in >> storage too. >> Regards, >> >> Robin van Spaandonk >> >> http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html >> >> >
