Eric-- I, like you do not think the design as described is truly a hot fusion reactor with attendant fast neutrons. Where is the neutron shielding and what about the shielding for activated stainless steel etc.?
They suggest it is "Hot Fusion" but I'll bet it is really hot LENR akin to Rossi's hot cat. If you listen to the PR from Lockheed-Martin they are careful not to say what the reaction is. Bob Cook ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric Walker To: [email protected] Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2014 11:50 PM Subject: Re: [Vo]:Aviation Week and the Lockheed Fusion Reactor On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 7:54 AM, Alan Fletcher <[email protected]> wrote: http://www.networkworld.com/article/2834452/data-center/lockheed-martins-cfr-a-hot-fusion-breakthrough-for-power-generation.html It seems to me that a major weakness of the new Lockheed Martin skunkworks reactor design is the fact that the superconducting magnets used to set up a magnetic confinement field are situated within the plasma being fused. The superconducting magnets will need to be at cryogenic temperatures. The metal toroids housing the magnets will be exposed to corrosion by the plasma and will serve as a heat sink, reducing the temperature of the plasma. Perhaps I've missed an important detail? Eric
