In reply to ChemE Stewart's message of Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:48:23 -0400: Hi, [snip] >The bugger becomes that if this reaction is triggering local fission, >fusion and high temperature chemical events (as it appears to be from a >wide range of data) it will most likely degrade and collapse over time any >lattice material/matter within its local environment. Thus the RELIABILITY >and STABILITY issue. I predict any local collapse within a >void/crack/lattice may instantly shift the reactions to a new thermodynamic >equilibrium point. I am not sure there is ANY material in the universe >that can withstand this combination of reactions over time. [snip] The same (or worse) can be said of all current fission reactors.
Regards, Robin van Spaandonk http://rvanspaa.freehostia.com/project.html

