Advanced Fusion Reactions (neutron free???)

[JPreisig@AOL.COM]

Hmmmmmmm,


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     Hi Radsafers,


            Thanks to Otto Raabe for the nice message on fusion.  In the mid-1970's,

I worked as a physics technician at a company called Fusion Energy Corporation,

and later known as Aneutronics, Inc. (Princeton, NJ).  This company was run

by Dr. Bogdan Maglich, an experimental particle physicist.  Maglich's company

(independent of U.S. DOE) was looking into creating fusion via a self-colliding

beam of deuterons and/or tritons, also known as a "migma".  The deuterium

and/or tritium beam is accelerated via a Van de Graaff accelerator into a

magnetic field which causes the self-collisions.  Fusions result???  You may

be able to find more details about all this on the internet.


          In addition to Migma, Fusion Energy Corp. scientists were looking into

fusion reactions (other than straight D,T) which produced lesser numbers of

neutrons, using fuels heavier than D,T; for example, Helium, Lithium,

Berylium, etc.  One might be able to find information about this work in the 

Physics literature under the names Maglich, Bob Miller, Jim Treglio,

Menasian, Steve Chanin, Charlie Powell, etc.  After a while, I lost touch with

the people doing this work.  I think the group re-surfaced in Irvine, California, but

I am not sure.  I think Maglich is still around.  They may have been bought

out by the U.S. Military, and/or John Deere tractor???  The original funders

of this work were Aleusuisse and I think some Saudi folks.  


     Yeah, the (D,D) and (D,T) reactions sure make neutrons well, and the fuel

is fairly plentiful.  Things like helium, lithium, berylium (when collided) may  be

less plentiful, but may have the potential to make lesser amounts of 

neutrons.  So, if you see your neighbor stockpiling Lithium, this may be

one reason???


     As for Dr. Ruth Weiner, wasn't the knock on Plutonium is that it is

a fairly (chemically) toxic substance???  Sure, plutonium is a metal and may

be difficult to disperse.  Oh Well.


     Radsafe people, have a wonderful and safe holiday!!!!



                Regards,                J.R. Preisig, Ph.D.