Nuclear fusion-fission hybrid In contrast to current commercial fission reactors, hybrid reactors potentially demonstrate what is considered inherently safe<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inherently_safe> behavior because they remain deeply subcritical<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subcritical> under all conditions and decay heat removal is possible via passive mechanisms. The fission is driven by neutrons provided by fusion ignition events, and is consequently not self-sustaining. If the fusion process is deliberately shut off or the process is disrupted by a mechanical failure, the fission damps out <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Damping> and stops nearly instantly.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_fusion-fission_hybrid On Saturday, August 25, 2012, Harry Veeder wrote: > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 10:12 PM, Terry Blanton > <hohlr...@gmail.com<javascript:;>> > wrote: > > On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 9:32 PM, Harry Veeder > > <hveeder...@gmail.com<javascript:;>> > wrote: > >> encrusted protons? > > > > Hairy protons, Harry. Shaved for energy. > > > > T > > > > things you can do with a beard > http://youtu.be/u2vZUsL6OOA > > harry > >
