Re: It is reassuring that there is still such...

martin wrote:
> MTRP? wrote:
> > You are confused by foreign words. He3 fusion is 100% real, very simple
> > D + He3 --> p(14.7 MeV) + He4 (3.7 MeV) + 18.4 MeV
> > and nearly radiation-free,
> "Nearly radiation-free" is bit of an understatement. The neutrons (the
> p(14.7 MeV) part of your equation) is nasty stuff and will kill you and
> will contaminate anything it irradiates.

No, p(14.7 MeV) are protons. These guys are cleaner than neutrons.

> He3 is also extremely
> radioactive and needs to be handled with extreme care.

Not really.
http://www.spectra-gases.com/PureGases/he3/helium3.htm
> Helium-3 is a stable and lighter isotope of ordinary Helium. It is odorless,
> colorless and tasteless. The natural abundance of Helium-3 is 1.38 x 10-6.
> Helium-3 is principally shipped and used in gaseous form for detectors,
> NMR tracers, spectroscopy, low temperature physics, lasers, dilution
> refrigerators and Research and Development laboratories research.
> Spectra Gases Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) are available for
> Helium-3 gas and should be used as guidelines in regard to first aid,
> methods of storage, handling and general use of Helium-3.

P.S. This is for Johnny - straight from the horse's mouth:
http://vladimir.vladimirovich.ru/2006-1-25/#an1837

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