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On 11/5/2010 9:08 PM, Damon Hill wrote:
Apparently electricity generation is not only possible this way, but very, very efficient. Vastly more so than by thermodynamic methods. A thorium fuel cycle looks extremely attractive. As long as we are discussing strange fission engine designs, Scott Lowther has a three-part article on the "nuclear lightbulb" engine design on his blog: http://up-ship.com/blog/?p=6542 http://up-ship.com/blog/?p=6604 http://up-ship.com/blog/?p=6694 Pat |
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