There's actually a whole spectrum of these ideas, correct? For example Robin's concept of using an MCF device as a source of 14.1MeV neutrons to force fission in actinides (e.g. "nuclear waste"). Has anyone tried to summarize or assemble a list of these? It could span from the completely "mainstream" (I think Robin's concept is completely mainstream from a physics standpoint) to the completely, well, you know. ;-)
Jeff On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 1:25 PM, Jones Beene <[email protected]> wrote: > -----Original Message----- > From: Eric Walker > > Maybe there is an [IRH] application to be found in *reducing* the > fusion cross section. ;) > > It was suggested years ago that a "hybrid" of Hot Fusion and LENR might be > possible, especially with so-called "desktop" accelerators and extreme > loading ratios characteristic of cold fusion. The overhead cost of hot > fusion must come down by an order of magnitude before it makes sense. > > Perhaps the easiest way to imagine this kind of hot-cold-hybrid would be > based on ICF (inertial confinement) ... where the cost savings comes from > using LENR loading techniques to manufacture implosion pellets for > irradiation via coherent beam compression; such as to implode targets with > semiconductor laser arrays or electron beams based on small "Wakefield" > accelerators. > > This kind of device could conceivably fit in a modified airplane, for > instance, if the reactions were largely neutron free. The Winterberg/Bae > plan was mentioned here a few years ago, and then went quiet; but seems not > to have languished ... but also not to have made a breakthrough. > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/msg34994.html > > > http://nextbigfuture.com/2009/09/conjectured-metastable-super-explosives.htm > l > > http://ykbcorp.com/news.html > > > Jones > > >
