Re: Long term nuclear waste disposal (was: The Year 2038 Problem)

From: CBFalconer (cbfalconer_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 06/15/04 

Date: Tue, 15 Jun 2004 05:03:14 GMT

Keith Thompson wrote:
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> Antimatter is a great method of compact energy storage, but if
> your goal is to blow things up, there are far more effective ways
> to do so with current technology.

We have recently patented the equivalent of a Dewar flask, but it
holds positrons rather than liquid nitrogen. By valving the
contents (via a positronic valve) we can get controlled
combination with stray electrons, and coincident opposing 511 kEV
gammas. This opposition minimizes vibration, much like a
horizontally opposed twin. Suitable collection devices, obvious
to anyone skilled in the art, convert these gammas into direct
current at 33.5 volts. A 2 inch diameter flask, 1 foot long, can
store roughly 1000 horsepower hours. Leakage is about 1 percent
per day, so until we make improvements here you will have to
refuel at least every few months. 

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