Re: [Phys-L] Skunkworks Compact Fusion Reactor (concept)

[Diego Saravia <dsa@unsa.edu.ar>]

ups, i did not even read "fusion", I only see compact!!!

2014-10-17 17:42 GMT-03:00 brian whatcott <betwys1@sbcglobal.net>:
> The Compact Fusion Reactor concept has this desirable quality of being
> comparatively clean, compared with fission reactors such as CAREM
>
> Brian
>
>
> On 10/17/2014 9:33 AM, Diego Saravia wrote:
> > perhaps si similar to
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAREM
> >
> > > > Aviation Week carried a note on Skunkworks Compact Fusion Reactor on
> > > > Wednesday.
> > > >
> > > > "Hidden away in the secret depths of the Skunk Works, aLockheed
> > > > Martin<http://awin.aviationweek.com/OrganizationProfiles.aspx?orgId=27191>research
> > > > team has been working quietly on a nuclear energy concept they believe has
> > > > the potential to meet, if not eventually decrease, the world's insatiable
> > > > demand for power.
> > > >
> > > > Dubbed the compact fusion reactor (CFR), the device is conceptually
> > > > safer, cleaner and more powerful than much larger, current nuclear systems
> > > > that rely on fission, the process of splitting atoms to release energy.
> > > > Crucially, by being "compact," Lockheed believes its scalable concept will
> > > > also be small and practical enough for applications ranging from
> > > > interplanetary spacecraft and commercial ships to city power stations. It
> > > > may even revive the concept of large, nuclear-powered aircraft that
> > > > virtually never require refueling---ideas of which were largely abandoned
> > > > more than 50 years ago because of the dangers and complexities involved with
> > > > nuclear fission reactors."
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