If they figure out how to manufacture them efficiently, we might see nuclear powered batteries in a few years. It seems from this article that engineers were finally able to convert radioactive decay ...
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One of the waste products of many nuclear power plants is heat. They send it towers in the form of steam and some have dumped heat into nearby rivers.
The basic problem is that when you use steam ...
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Japan to have talks on ITER site.
According to the above link, ITER "is not expected to be operational before 2050". Is this true? I had thought the time that would be required to build ...
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MIT Center for Advanced Nuclear Energy Systems (CANES)
Courses for Professionals
Nuclear Plant Safety: 20-24 June 2005
http://web.mit.edu/canes/education/plantsafety.html
and
Materials Rel...
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President Bush gave a speech this week which, in so far as the nuclear power industry is involved, can be summarized as:
Nuclear power is good. Let's make more. (In his usual inapt kind of way).
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Hi Folks:
A measured response from Dr. Dwyer concerning Clint Seward's assertions http://www.electronpowersystems.com/ , I can't wait to see Clint's paper.
In his post he included a full updat...
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Don't miss this week's Nature!
Or, if you don't have access, read here:
http://physicsweb.org/articles/news/9/4/15/1
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Today I attended a lecture by guest speaker Dr. Terry Kammash. He was speaking about the possibilities of space propulsion, and fusion was mentioned. As fusion is one of the subjects that intrestes me...
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What is the basis for Lawson's criterion? How is it derived?
Does it apply to all plasmas or only to magnetically confined plasmas?...
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When one looks at the diagram neutron energy vs. probability of fission LaTeX Source CodeThe following code was used to generate this LaTeX image:[tex]\\sigma_f[/tex]LaTeX code reference');"> (measure...
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I am doing possible research on tokamaks but part of it is the study of how feasible is having a tokamak in my community. I am currently looking for information on the cost of an average tokamak (perh...
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In this post on the blog of Harvard string theorist Lubos Motl, he writes: Quote:...
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If this is probable:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/4270297.stm
then 'Stars in a Jar' would be the ultimate weapon, clean thorough and totally effective.
Lets say the evidence existed from t...
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Some principal nuclear fusion reactions which have been considered are:
1) D + T -> n + 4He
2) D + 3He -> H + 4He
3) D + D -> H + T / 3He + n
4) T + T -> 4He + 2n
5) T ...
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My uncle was in WWII, and after we bombed japan , he was send over there for some duty. When he came home he brought some belongings from japan, like his uniform, Gun,, ETC...He passed away this year ...
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Hey guys, I am almost a junior electrical engineer, and I was wondering if it would be possible to go to graduate school for nuclear engineering? Are there any cross-over fields that would work? I'm...
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A plasma consists of both ions and uncharged particles of gases. Is it possible for the uncharged particles to fuse or only atoms whose protons have been stripped off can fuse?...
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OL-3 Project
Plant's net electric output approx. 1600 MW
Net efficiency approx. 37 %
Quote:...
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Could it be possible to one day create fusion bombs that are "clean"(not create radioactive isotopes and other nasty stuff that lingers for years)? The only thing it'd do is create thermal e...
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The first step in the nuke reaction of the sun is p-p reaction
p + p = d + e+ + neutrino
My question is, if the two protons are coming say from the -x and +x direction, what is the final dire...
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Could anyone give me a few examples of endothermic fusion reactions between elements solid at room temperature?...
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Why can't fusion be accomplished using high energy density electric fields?...
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Ya know what ive always found weird and possibly contradictory? People who protest nuclear power plants. Why? because usually these are the 'hippies' who protest anything and everything that pollutes ...
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Hi
I have a report to write title "state of the art nuclear reactors" however the content of this is up to my own interpretation.I have taken "state-of-the-art" to mean the high...
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Can anybody enlighten me with some good weblinks on
Applications of Nuclear Physics studies....
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