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I recall the answer being that the 50 Megawatt size was optimal for the first generation. The right size (shipping container) and a good modular size. I think it also happens to be in the sweet spot for their design. There is some about how it could be improved for future generations of the system b...

Also what questions were there about the Rossi interview that Sander did and anything on my position on LENR ?

what is this about a new contract mod for IEC ?

Brian Wang

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http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/07/100-mhz-multi-terawatt-femtosecond.html We run routinely the 10-TW-class CPA Ti:sapphire laser system, and a 100-MHz femtosecond multi-terawatt laser pulse train including several pulses in per pumping period is obtained. The pulse interval of pulse train can be adju...

http://cosmiclog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/05/10/6619613-fusion-goes-forward-from-the-fringe Rick Nebel, the Los Alamos engineer who led the company since Bussard's death in 2007, retired from the company last November. Taking his place as acting chief executive officer is Jaeyoung Park. The 41-year-...

http://nextbigfuture.com/2011/04/nasa-backs-shuttle-successors.html Blue Origin of Kent, Wash., will receive $22 million to further the development of its space vehicle design and pusher escape system. Blue Origin was established by Amazon.com founder Jeff Bezos and is developing the cone-shaped ver...

http://bravenewclimate.com/2011/03/13/fukushima-simple-explanation/ http://bravenewclimate.com/2011/03/14/japan-nuclear-updates/ http://bravenewclimate.com/2011/03/14/fukushima-more-technical-info/ [i][quote]At some stage during this venting, the explosion occurred. The explosion took place outside ...

I think it is useful the research that Axil is doing.
I think Axil is on the right track

Nanoparticles and the activation of Raney Nickel.

btw- Axil can you share what is your education and nuclear background ?

thanks

Brian Wang

Hi I was in China last year and not just nextbigfuture but it seems all blogger.com blogs are blocked. Pretty much all blogs are blocked. It seemed not so much a blacklist but a selective white list. This is easier for them to manage. It is like a bouncer at an exclusive club. Your name is not on th...

They are starting with Q< 1 devices that are better than current ion thrusters. Space applications are less demanding than power generation. It is much easier to develop fusion powered spacecraft than fusion power energy. Current launch costs are $2000-20,000 per pound. Propulsion beyond orbit is al...

I do not understand what OOM is referring to. In the 98 pager there is a description of being able to use the IEC in jet mode for propulsion. The ships that are designed IEC Fusion Ship I 500 MT Isp=16,000 Thrust= 1028 N IEC Fusion Ship II 500 MT Isp=35,000 Thrust= 4369 N IEC power units can be adde...

Read the ten orders of magnitude in the interview. Put it out before emailing and getting the correction as ten times thrust.

Although a fully successful IEC fusion setup could scale quite big. Like what Bussard had talked about.

Richard Dell claims imminent breakthrough with nuclear fusion propulsion and energy Why this has some credibility - it is based off of the work of George Miley, Miley is involved and they have greatly improved on what Miley was working on. There is rumors of $7 million in funding already. Note: he i...

Thermoelectrics are tedious to re-explain every time How do you suggest I rewrite it ? The conversion efficiency changes with ZT (figure of merit) and temperature difference. I included the chart of ZT and temperature differential to get percentage of efficiency. I explained that the researchers are...