In message <fp78s1$pu$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Keith F. Lynch
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> writes
><Willie.Mookie@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> Well consider the power and cost of a nuclear weapon. That's the
>> existence proof of a very high power generator - that costs very
>> little per watt. Less than a millionth of a penny per watt!!
>
>An H-bomb produces a lot of watts, but for a very short time.
>
>Using H-bombs to produce power is possible. Simply build a very
>large, very sturdy boiler, and set off H-bombs in the middle of it.
>But you'd need not just one bomb, but one every few seconds for the
>lifetime of the power plant. It would probably be cheaper just to
>burn lots of coal.
Easier than that - detonate it a long way underground, deep enough that
the rock is naturally hot, using the blast to create a large region of
hot cracked rock. Drill another hole. Pump cold water down one hole -
because the rock is cracked it will spread out very easily, and the only
way out is the other hole - then tap hot steam coming up. Some problems
with leakage of radioactivity, of course, but it can be done.
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