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Since fusion reactions get far less out than 100 MeV per two reactions,
there is no chance a self sustaining hot fusion reaction was obtained.
Yes. It looks like - on second thought, you are correct. There was no
probably no real "runaway" after all - but there were a number of
"burnthrough" incidents instead, which can be caused by other factors
than true ignition.
Here are some messages from the old Fusor thread (circa 2004) relating
to the events in question: debunking the the bad journalism and urban
myth fostered by Vassilatos and others.
http://www.fusor.net/board/search.php
Too bad there is no way to get that kind of 'official-sounding' crap
from Vassilatos off the internet (or reclassified as fiction). And here
is the most important message of the thread - with what Richard Hull
says about Vassilatos - basically that he is "just wrong"... Richard
personally interviewed the witnesses to the event.
BTW the "perfessor" mentioned here was the previous moderator, prior to
Hull, of this most thorough and informative forum.
http://www.fusor.net/board/view.php?bn=fusor_historynews&key=1102708965
