No way... going for ANY govt regulatory body approval first is clearly a Lose, Lose proposition.... They will have to test it first to make any determination, and assess just what kind of certifications are needed, and by the time they get around to even starting the process, you'll be out of $!! And, there being a big unknown here since this is likely something new, they will have to convene a regulatory overview committee and draft a whole new set of Regulations... this is not a joke. So you can count on at least 2 years before you'd get any kind of approcal out of them.
-Mark _____ From: Jed Rothwell [mailto:jedrothw...@gmail.com] Sent: Tuesday, March 08, 2011 3:44 PM To: vortex-l@eskimo.com Subject: Re: [Vo]:Latest Rossi news at PESN I wrote that if I were Rossi, I would inform the NRC and ask for an operating license for a nuclear fusion reactor. I'm not kidding, I would! Two reasons: 1. I am stickler for the rules. This is a nuclear reactor, after all. 2. As Noone Noone points out, it is a win-win situation. If they say "yes" they acknowledge that cold fusion is a real nuclear effect, and if they say "no" . . . they also acknowledge that cold fusion is a real nuclear effect. What else can that mean? The only bad answer is "leave us alone; don't bother us with a fake device." That's not too bad either. No harm. The worst that can happen is the NRC tells you cannot operate this nuclear reactor in the U.S. So, you inform the mass media that Uncle Sam agrees you have a nuclear reactor. You pack it up, ship it to Greece, and test it there instead. Win-win! As I said before, as far as I know, the NRC would not think of confiscating the thing. They have no right do to that. If it were radioactive some other agency might confiscate it. I wouldn't know which one. I guess the state of Florida Dept. of Health: http://www.doh.state.fl.us/environment/radiation/radmat1.htm The NRC's role and responsibilities can be found at http://nrc.gov <http://nrc.gov/materials/sp-nucmaterials.html> QUOTE "The NRC regulates peaceful use of special nuclear material through licensing and oversight of licensee operations." See the page "how we regulate": http://nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory.html Nothing resembling confiscation here. The closest thing is that they can ask questions and demand answers: "Generic <http://nrc.gov/about-nrc/regulatory/gencomms.html> Communications - sending applicants and licensees information about events or requests for information about regulatory requirements, some of which require response." They can conduct investigations, which perhaps means they can issue something like a search warrant. My guess is that no laws or regulations in the U.S. cover the use of a 1 MW nuclear fusion reactor manufactured by a private company. It is without precedent, and the bureaucracy will have no earthly idea how to deal with it. For that reason it will probably be invisible to the bureaucracy. - Jed
