[Gllug] [OT] Technobabble

[Jim Bailey]

On Nov 20, 08:25, John Hearns wrote:
> Me, I went through a long, long period of doubting nuclear power, but
> now that I see what dreadful things are happening with the environment 
> I am steadily coming back to being in favour. 

I too see nuclear as a possiblity but I want to see renewables given a
fair crack at the whip.  Once we commit to a massive nuclear programme
we will be unable to take advantage of huge advances in renewables.  I
also doubt the safety of nuclear industry every on the basis of
competence.
 
> <tongue in cheek>
> Me, I'm putting my faith in muon catalysed fusion
> http://msl.kek.jp/muonscience/muonscience3/index_en.html
> and accelerator transmutation of nuclear waste
> http://afci.lanl.gov/atw/
> High energy physics has got to be useful for SOMETHING.
> <\tongue in cheek>

I was going to ask you to post the high energy physics link, I think it
is so cool, at least the bits I understand. ;)

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