Re: [Vo]:Accessing Icy World Oceans Using Lattice Confinement Fusion Fast Fission

2023-01-21 Thread Robin
In reply to Jones Beene's message of Sat, 21 Jan 2023 18:24:58 + (UTC): Hi, [snip] There would be some, because the D+D -> T + p reaction would also occasionally be followed by T + D -> He4 + n (fast). >   >Is this early April fools from NASA? One of many big problems is that although

Re: [Vo]:Accessing Icy World Oceans Using Lattice Confinement Fusion Fast Fission

2023-01-21 Thread Robin
In reply to H L V's message of Sat, 21 Jan 2023 09:29:41 -0500: Hi, In fact it might be a lot simpler and cheaper to simply examine previous ejecta already on the surface, for signs of life. [snip] >Accessing Icy World Oceans Using Lattice Confinement Fusion Fast Fission >

Re: [Vo]:Accessing Icy World Oceans Using Lattice Confinement Fusion Fast Fission

2023-01-21 Thread Robin
In reply to H L V's message of Sat, 21 Jan 2023 09:29:41 -0500: Hi, I think this attempt to measure what's in the ocean will fail. The water is clearly under pressure, so when the remaining ice between the probe & the ocean gets thin enough, it will erupt through the tunnel that has been

Re: [Vo]:Accessing Icy World Oceans Using Lattice Confinement Fusion Fast Fission

2023-01-21 Thread Jones Beene
  Is this early April fools from NASA? One of many big problems is that although lattice fusion reportedly can produce a small flux of neutrons, they are not fast neutrons... far from it. Fast fission requires very fast neutrons - typically about 1 MeV. Unless of course there has been a

Re: [Vo]:Eliminating NatGas

2023-01-21 Thread Terry Blanton
More on total ban: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrat-led-cities-already-moving-forward-gas-stove-bans-affect-millions On Fri, Jan 20, 2023 at 8:09 PM Terry Blanton wrote: > Depends on where you live. POTUS has already gone mute on the subject > however > > >

Re: [Vo]:Accessing Icy World Oceans Using Lattice Confinement Fusion Fast Fission

2023-01-21 Thread H L V
Something like ice fishing. harry On Sat, Jan 21, 2023 at 10:09 AM Terry Blanton wrote: > Aliens might eat it? > > On Sat, Jan 21, 2023 at 9:52 AM H L V wrote: > >> >> hmmm ...this hypothetical scenario was included in the same press report >> with no further comment: >> "Upon reaching the

Re: [Vo]:Accessing Icy World Oceans Using Lattice Confinement Fusion Fast Fission

2023-01-21 Thread Terry Blanton
Aliens might eat it? On Sat, Jan 21, 2023 at 9:52 AM H L V wrote: > > hmmm ...this hypothetical scenario was included in the same press report > with no further comment: > "Upon reaching the ocean, the probe may encounter extraterrestrial life > forms that attempt to metabolize the probe." > >

Re: [Vo]:Accessing Icy World Oceans Using Lattice Confinement Fusion Fast Fission

2023-01-21 Thread H L V
hmmm ...this hypothetical scenario was included in the same press report with no further comment: "Upon reaching the ocean, the probe may encounter extraterrestrial life forms that attempt to metabolize the probe." Harry On Sat, Jan 21, 2023 at 9:30 AM H L V wrote: > Accessing Icy World Oceans

[Vo]:Accessing Icy World Oceans Using Lattice Confinement Fusion Fast Fission

2023-01-21 Thread H L V
Accessing Icy World Oceans Using Lattice Confinement Fusion Fast Fission https://www.nasa.gov/directorates/spacetech/niac/2023/Accessing_Icy_World_Oceans/ quote Icy World researchers have proposed using a nuclear powered, heated probe. However, rather than require either the plutonium-238