In article <$cg7HVFPmztHFw5D@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Marcus L. Rowland <forgottenfutures@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>In message <fp78s1$pu$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>, Keith F. Lynch
><kfl@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> 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.
Have you seen the pictures of the "mud volcano" ostensibly caused by
merely drilling for oil in a poorlu chosen location?
=Tamar
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