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From: mmr@utmbvax.UUCP (Mike Rubenstein)
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Subject: Re: alternate, hopefully safe, energy sources
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Date: Mon, 6-Aug-84 00:06:30 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug  6 00:06:30 1984
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> Unfortunately there are a few side effects:  the reactor has to be *very*
> large, about the size of the sun.  You wouldn't want to have one in your
> basement.  It might be useful, though, located at some safe distance, where
> all the neutron-induced isotopes are safely contained, and all that reaches
> you is pure, clean, thermal energy.

> Recommended distance:  about 93 million miles.

> Of course, all this is just theory ...

Sorry, but that won't do.  Recent research has shown that even at that distance
the resulting ultraviolet radiation would be a significant cause of skin
cancer.  I'm sure you'd never have a chance at getting this plan past
EPA for this reason.
-- 

	Mike Rubenstein, OACB, UT Medical Branch, Galveston TX 77550