Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!houxz!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!hplabs!zehntel!dual!amd!decwrl!decvax!mcnc!ecsvax!dgary From: dgary@ecsvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.followup,net.politics Subject: Re: alternate, hopefully safe, energy sources Message-ID: <3086@ecsvax.UUCP> Date: Thu, 9-Aug-84 13:46:32 EDT Article-I.D.: ecsvax.3086 Posted: Thu Aug 9 13:46:32 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 13-Aug-84 00:48:03 EDT References: utastro.329 Lines: 24 <...> >From: nather@utastro.UUCP (Ed Nather) Sun Aug 5 18:20:54 1984 >... >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. Unfortunately, this is not a politically viable energy source, since it fails several important tests: It is too heavily centralized. It is too large scale. It involves a very wasteful and inefficient energy deliverty system. The energy is delivered preferentially to certain areas. It is known to cause skin and possibly other cancers. It is too high-tech. Remember, Small Is Beautiful!! D Gary Grady (dgary@ecsvax) :-)