Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site gatech.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!mcnc!akgua!gatech!arnold From: arnold@gatech.UUCP (Fred Fortran) Newsgroups: net.followup,net.politics Subject: Re: alternate, hopefully safe, energy sources (fusion) Message-ID: <9520@gatech.UUCP> Date: Wed, 8-Aug-84 13:47:30 EDT Article-I.D.: gatech.9520 Posted: Wed Aug 8 13:47:30 1984 Date-Received: Fri, 10-Aug-84 07:57:54 EDT References: <806@ihuxx.UUCP> Organization: Friends of the Arithmetic IF Lines: 25 [Elect Bill The Cat!] OK, OK! So now I know that Fusion reactions causes the walls of the container to become radioactive! I apologize for not being omniscient; this is something I simply did not know when I posted the original suggestion. I am a computer scientist, not a physicist! I do appreciate the efforts of people who politely set me straight (versus the "you idiot, don't you know that ..." sort of mail I have recieved). It still seems that the Fusion is "less" problematical than fission, it just isn't as perfect as I thought. I would still advocate lots of fusion research. What I meant by 'home' use, is that the local power company uses a fusion generator to give me my 120V 60hz AC. I had no intention of building one in my basement! (I can see it now; HeathKit's do it yourself fusion generator! Why put money in the Utilities' pockets? :-) Thanks to all who set the record straight. And let's keep up the research! -- Arnold Robbins CSNET: arnold@gatech ARPA: arnold%gatech.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa UUCP: { akgua, allegra, hplabs, ihnp4 }!gatech!arnold Save the Arithmetic IF!