Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!duke!unc!mcnc!ecsvax!dgary From: dgary@ecsvax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.physics Subject: Re: Nuclear Fusion Message-ID: <1275@ecsvax.UUCP> Date: Mon, 26-Sep-83 13:49:30 EDT Article-I.D.: ecsvax.1275 Posted: Mon Sep 26 13:49:30 1983 Date-Received: Tue, 27-Sep-83 05:23:02 EDT References: ecsvax.1274 purdue.597 Lines: 9 addendum... I meant to say that supposedly wonderful substitute for fusion was lithium FISSION (or something along those lines). Yes, I know you aren't supposed to get energy out of fissioning anything lighter than iron (cold iron, the master of them all). But there are indeed a few non-spontaneous splittings (i.e. n + Li --> n + something) that give up a little energy. I read something about this in Technology Illustrated, I think... If anyone is really interested, I'll see if I can dig the thing up.