Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site utmbvax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!philabs!cmcl2!seismo!ut-sally!utmbvax!mmr From: mmr@utmbvax.UUCP (Mike Rubenstein) Newsgroups: net.followup,net.politics Subject: Re: alternate, hopefully safe, energy sources Message-ID: <355@utmbvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 6-Aug-84 00:06:30 EDT Article-I.D.: utmbvax.355 Posted: Mon Aug 6 00:06:30 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 8-Aug-84 00:17:48 EDT References: <9368@gatech.UUCP> <329@utastro.UUCP> Organization: U. Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, Texas Lines: 17 > 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