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RE: Nukes in Space...



You are correct.  For this to work, fibers would have to be about 100 

kilometers long and without a single flaw.  The concept was based on the 

tensile strength of flawless fibers.





>From: "Neil, David M" <neildm@ID.DOE.GOV>

>Reply-To: "Neil, David M" <neildm@ID.DOE.GOV>

>To: "'Norman Cohen'" <ncohen12@HOME.COM>,        radsafe  

><radsafe@list.vanderbilt.edu>

>Subject: RE: Nukes in Space...

>Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2001 07:44:02 -0700

>

>If memory serves, and I may be misrecalling it, that concept fails on the

>basis of tensile strength of the materials. Also, one of the Shuttle 

>flights

>did an experiment to some other purpose, dangling an instrument package on 

>a

>cable, and had to abort the experiment and jettison the equipment due to an

>unexpected effect. I don't recall details on that one.

>

>Dave Neil		neildm@id.doe.gov

>

>

>

>

>-----Original Message-----

>From: Norman Cohen [mailto:ncohen12@HOME.COM]

>Sent: Monday, December 03, 2001 8:33 PM

>To: radsafe

>Subject: Re: Nukes in Space...

>

>

>Hi Steve,

>the Magazine was Analog Science Fiction and Science Fact. Be accurate.

>

>I wasn't saying we could do this right now, it was just an idea. In fact, I

>posted the same idea on the old radsafe list. I don't recall that you

>chopped

>my head off back then. I recall that I was asked if I had any plan for

>disposing of nuke waste. Thats the best plan I had then and its the best

>I've

>got now. Don't like it, just ignore it and my postings.

>

>The idea of an equatorial elevator system is that rockets would not be 

>used.

>It was many moons ago that I read that article or story, so details are

>hazy.

>

>Speaking about starving, you know I am kinda hungry. Gonna go get me a

>bagel.

>

>Peace

>Norm

>

>Steve Frantz wrote:

>

> > I try to resist answering, but this is too ridiculous...

> >

> > Norm Cohan writes - - -

> > I'm Ok with nuclear powered space craft as long as they are

> > launched in such a way (like from the space station) that there

> > is no chance of their falling back to earth.

> > End quote - - -

> >

> > And exactly how does the plutonium fuel get to the space station

> > in the first place? By rocket.

> >

> > Norm Cohen writes later in the same posting - -

> >  I suggested waiting until we had the techology necessary to

> > safely rocket the waste into the sun via an equator elevator

> > system which would lift the waste into orbit, and then oone

> > could send it into the sun. (picked this idea up from an article

> > years ago in Analog magazine).

> > End quote - - -

> >

> > I read that SCIENCE FICTION story at the time and the author

> > explained how it was impossible _even in theory_ to build

> > anything like that. As long as you draw your science from Analog

> > magazine, you must expect some ridicule.

> >

> > Besides, why is the magical elevator safer than rockets? The

> > point of the story was that it was cheaper.

> >

> > Sending nuclear waste to the sun is an absurd idea for many,

> > many reasons that I won't go into; unless someone wants to start

> > a thread on it.

> >

> > Now, back to starving the stray dog and hoping he goes

> > elsewhere.

> >

> > Stephen Frantz

> > sfrantz@yahoo.com

> >

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