“ Many people simply fail to understand how much effort the military puts in making as much information as possible available to the public. The... (read full comment) ”
Posted on July 31, 2010 at 3:01 PM EDT
“ A much better alternative. I know of another country in Europe with almost 100% carbon free electricity, and at half the cost of the electricity... (read full comment) ”
Posted on June 28, 2010 at 2:01 AM EDT
“ 4/5 of the energy released in a fusion reaction is imparted to a neutron. You get the energy from the neutron by slowing it down and heating up... (read full comment) ”
Posted on May 25, 2010 at 12:50 PM EDT
“ It is all about cost, the more backup and safety systems you have to put in the more costly it gets, think exponentially here. The reason nuclear... (read full comment) ”
Posted on May 5, 2010 at 5:46 AM EDT
“ Great System As one who has used this system for a lab I can confirm that it is a wonderful system that should be significantly expanded. Perhaps... (read full comment) ”
Posted on May 3, 2010 at 2:46 AM EDT
“ It has, and currently is. Your taxes are not going to fund Yucca mountain, or reprocessing facilities, that money comes from the nuclear facility.... (read full comment) ”
Posted on February 17, 2010 at 1:26 PM EST
“ The process of converting Thorium-232 to Uranium-233 occurs in the presence of a neutron flux. The most viable and already tested design is a... (read full comment) ”
Posted on February 8, 2010 at 5:53 PM EST
“ Big implications for space Due to the fact that the information/energy essentially ignores the space between the particles, the biggest... (read full comment) ”
Posted on February 3, 2010 at 9:50 AM EST
“ What to do with nuclear waste is a political issue, not a technical one. Someone really needs to give our legislators a crash course in nuclear... (read full comment) ”
Posted on January 29, 2010 at 10:38 AM EST
“ While you are correct in the case that some of the research at NIF will be weapons related, you severely underestimate its contribution to fusion... (read full comment) ”
Posted on January 28, 2010 at 3:29 PM EST
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