Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxx.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!mgnetp!ihnp4!ihuxx!ignatz From: ignatz@ihuxx.UUCP (Dave Ihnat, Chicago, IL) Newsgroups: net.followup,net.politics Subject: Re: alternate, hopefully safe, energy sources Message-ID: <806@ihuxx.UUCP> Date: Fri, 3-Aug-84 18:21:56 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxx.806 Posted: Fri Aug 3 18:21:56 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 4-Aug-84 02:32:35 EDT References: <798@ihuxx.UUCP> <9368@gatech.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 19 Uh, Arnold, I hate to say this, but... Fusion ain't all that clean, either. You see, it seems that all of the current methods tend to result in the linings of the containment vessel becoming highly radioactive. This, then, becomes another contaminated product to get rid of. There are other problems, but I'm at work, and my fusion references are either at home, or has left work for the day. As for home, uh...well, they've got to be LARGE. Unless you can figure out a better containment than the various methods in use today--Tokamak, Elmo Bumpy Torus, Laser confinement, etc.--you'd better expect your property taxes to go up when you build the extension for the power generator... Dave Ihnat ihuxx!ignatz