Comments on: Thirteen Facts About Nuclear Fusion http://www.lisapaitzspindler.com/blog/2008/10/30/thirteen-facts-about-nuclear-fusion/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:19:45 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: James Makepeace http://www.lisapaitzspindler.com/blog/2008/10/30/thirteen-facts-about-nuclear-fusion/comment-page-1/#comment-2865 James Makepeace Wed, 05 Nov 2008 11:07:50 +0000 http://www.lisapaitzspindler.com/blog/?p=1174#comment-2865 You forgot the most rapidly progressing approach to fusion energy... "Fast Ignition" Inertial Confinement Fusion, which will use extremely large lasers to trigger fusion in small pellets of deuterium/tritium fuel (these are two isotopes of hydrogen). US scientists are approaching "proof of principle" in the next 2 years and the international HiPER project is now planning a demonstration reactor to transform the theorem from basic proof itno a technology which will deliver electricity at levels to meet future needs. Try Googling HiPER-Laser... and watch the 14-minute film on their web site. It's a good movie and you will learn a lot ! You forgot the most rapidly progressing approach to fusion energy… “Fast Ignition” Inertial Confinement Fusion, which will use extremely large lasers to trigger fusion in small pellets of deuterium/tritium fuel (these are two isotopes of hydrogen).
US scientists are approaching “proof of principle” in the next 2 years and the international HiPER project is now planning a demonstration reactor to transform the theorem from basic proof itno a technology which will deliver electricity at levels to meet future needs.
Try Googling HiPER-Laser… and watch the 14-minute film on their web site. It’s a good movie and you will learn a lot !

]]> By: Frances http://www.lisapaitzspindler.com/blog/2008/10/30/thirteen-facts-about-nuclear-fusion/comment-page-1/#comment-2860 Frances Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:25:49 +0000 http://www.lisapaitzspindler.com/blog/?p=1174#comment-2860 Lisa, what a great article. Love your blog. I am always looking for new info that I can create Great BS with for my SFR. *G* Danger Gal is cool. Lisa, what a great article. Love your blog. I am always looking for new info that I can create Great BS with for my SFR. *G* Danger Gal is cool.

]]> By: Nicholas http://www.lisapaitzspindler.com/blog/2008/10/30/thirteen-facts-about-nuclear-fusion/comment-page-1/#comment-2854 Nicholas Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:04:16 +0000 http://www.lisapaitzspindler.com/blog/?p=1174#comment-2854 This is spooky! Only this morning I was talking to someone about nuclear fusion, which is a subject that comes up in conversation about once a year, if that. If more money and time was put into researching it, it could be a wonderful source of energy supply, and be a replacement for nuclear fission. This is spooky! Only this morning I was talking to someone about nuclear fusion, which is a subject that comes up in conversation about once a year, if that. If more money and time was put into researching it, it could be a wonderful source of energy supply, and be a replacement for nuclear fission.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.lisapaitzspindler.com/blog/2008/10/30/thirteen-facts-about-nuclear-fusion/comment-page-1/#comment-2851 Lisa Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:55:38 +0000 http://www.lisapaitzspindler.com/blog/?p=1174#comment-2851 Jenn-- Thanks! I'm particularly proud of the Danger Gal design. Jenn– Thanks! I’m particularly proud of the Danger Gal design.

]]> By: Lisa http://www.lisapaitzspindler.com/blog/2008/10/30/thirteen-facts-about-nuclear-fusion/comment-page-1/#comment-2850 Lisa Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:55:13 +0000 http://www.lisapaitzspindler.com/blog/?p=1174#comment-2850 Great question, Alice. According to Wikipedia, "[I]ron and nickel nuclei have the largest binding energies per nucleon of all nuclei." Binding energy is the amount of energy required to keep nuclei together. Great question, Alice. According to Wikipedia, “[I]ron and nickel nuclei have the largest binding energies per nucleon of all nuclei.” Binding energy is the amount of energy required to keep nuclei together.

]]> By: Alice Audrey http://www.lisapaitzspindler.com/blog/2008/10/30/thirteen-facts-about-nuclear-fusion/comment-page-1/#comment-2849 Alice Audrey Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:50:45 +0000 http://www.lisapaitzspindler.com/blog/?p=1174#comment-2849 Yeah, super is an understatement. Why is iron the cut off? Yeah, super is an understatement.

Why is iron the cut off?

]]> By: Jenn http://www.lisapaitzspindler.com/blog/2008/10/30/thirteen-facts-about-nuclear-fusion/comment-page-1/#comment-2848 Jenn Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:11:41 +0000 http://www.lisapaitzspindler.com/blog/?p=1174#comment-2848 Thanks for the information. I will admit I knew very little. Hey, I love your blog design by the way. Thanks for the information. I will admit I knew very little.

Hey, I love your blog design by the way.

]]> By: Leslie Dicken http://www.lisapaitzspindler.com/blog/2008/10/30/thirteen-facts-about-nuclear-fusion/comment-page-1/#comment-2846 Leslie Dicken Thu, 30 Oct 2008 17:19:42 +0000 http://www.lisapaitzspindler.com/blog/?p=1174#comment-2846 Good lord, woman. No wonder you said your head was gonna explode. I couldn't get past the first two bullets without my brain imploding. Good lord, woman. No wonder you said your head was gonna explode. I couldn’t get past the first two bullets without my brain imploding.

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