Jed Rothwell wrote: > A nifty idea. See: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_amplifier > > - Jed > >
Carlo Rubbia originated the idea of the energy amplifier. http://www.scifi.com/sfw/issue411/labnotes.html The paragraph below came from the link above. Harry "At the Bhaba Atomic Research Center near Kalpakkam, nuclear eggheads like Anil Kakodkar have been noodling with thorium since 1995, and are currently building a pilot plant to work the bugs out of Carlo Rubbia's design. If all goes well, the reactor should begin producing continuous power by the end of the decade, and should pave the way for nine commercial workhorses due to come online between 2010 and 2020. If the scheme worksand there's no scientific reason why it shouldn'tit could well pave the way for a global migration to fission technology safe enough for urban areas and Third World dictatorships. So, far from ignoring the problem or playing the politics of half-measures, India is positioning itself for the realities of Kyoto and the decline of fossil fuels, and plans to be a leader in 21st century energy technology. I say, more power to 'em!"
