ZAKO Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 YES BUT WHO IS THE MANUFACTUR OF THE FUEL FOR THAT FUSION REACTOR...AND ITS COST..?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 Doesn't look too promising for drillers, DR. 80 percent is used for fuel. For natural gas, it's probably at least 95% though I didn't look it up. Wells already drilled would supply the planet for centuries. My home state of Texas would lose 20% of it's economy. Still...worth it. Back to the ranch, I suppose. McGuire says conversion of an NG natural gas electric generating plant will consist of simply connecting the fusion box to the heat inlet and disconnecting the gas. Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris A Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 (edited) Seawater distillation and centrifuging: all the fuel comes from seawater--heavy hydrogen. The byproducts of using this fuel have a safe-release period of ~100 years, i.e, helium isotopes, which go up to high altitudes and disperse if accidentally released. There is more deuterium and tritium energy from seawater available for fusion use than many times the total energy expenditures of humans on earth have ever used: it's basically limitless. Edited October 21, 2014 by Chris A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallette Posted October 21, 2014 Share Posted October 21, 2014 (edited) No argument, Chris. However, He3, which the lunar dust is rotten with, is totally clean. Even the relatively low end of life containment vessel radioactivity (compared to fusion reactors) associated with deuterium/tritium is eliminated. The ideal fuel, actually cleaner than solar. Dave Edited October 21, 2014 by Mallette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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