According to that article I linked to, LMFBR's with metallic fuel are _more_ stable and safer than LWR designs. Atmospheric pressure primary, passive cooling 'just works', negative temperature coefficient, etc. If you didn't read it, I think it would be worth your time.
Agreed re: EM radiation, but neutron activation is not the only source of LLW. Contamination via contact with fuel rods, waste, etc generates large amounts of LLW as well. As the GP stated, suits, gloves, etc are hopefully not radioactive from neutron activation - that would mean that the wearer probably got a fatal dose of neutrons! More likely the contamination came about from handling 'hot' objects.
Note that hospitals generate a fair amount of LLW, too.
Amen. That article was a reprint from Dec. 2005, IIRC.
Here a link to a QA session regarding AFR/IFR technology. It irks me to no end that ignorant, short-sighted politicians quashed this technology 15 YEARS AGO, and the greenies have taken that long to get over the "my god, it's nucular!" fearmongering and actually start to embrace it as an environmentally-safe alternative to our current mess.
Not exactly a roar, but there was a tiny (M2.9) earthquake whose epicenter was very close (2km) to my house. It was too small to feel, but I distinctly heard it as a sharp "boom" sound that resonated in my basement. I doubt anyone without a basement heard or felt it.
My guess would be instead of using single chip LEDs in series which would flicker at 60 Hz (and cause reverse voltage damage), I would use dual chip LEDs where the two chips are connected in parallel but with anode to cathode and vice versa. That way each chip will be on for half a cycle, making the LED seem like it's flickering at 120 Hz (and the forward drop of chip 1 will protect chip 2 from reverse voltage damage).
As you said, the better alternative would be to spring for the 4 el-cheapo diodes and go full-wave (no reverse voltage concerns for the LEDs).
I don't want it to "...find, ingest, and extract energy" from MY biomass! I would look too much like a giant, high-energy, slow-moving fuel depot to it.
None of this would be an issue is we'd been forward-thinking enough to have chosen ATM to the House instead of TCP/IP. It supports Traffic Engineering out of the box.
I had some exposure to ATM 'back when', and I must say it was the cat's meow for combining all of the different types of traffic and their widely varying delay, jitter, and throughput constraints.
Highly elliptical means that the object's Orbital Eccentricity is high - in this case, 0.927. A circle has eccentricity 0, and the Earth has an eccentricity of about 0.0167. If you don't consider that planet's orbit to be highly elliptical, compare its 0.927 to that of Halley's Comet: 0.967.
Note that there can be eccentricities >= 1, but they're not closed orbits.
For an interesting orbit, consider the Molniya Orbit and its kin used by satellites that need long dwell times over high latitude areas.
Of course you can't blatantly declare that you're going to break a law, but I don't think that's what they were doing. I bet their T&C's said something to the effect of "By filling out this form, you are creating a 'business relationship', and agree to accept marketing calls" or "By providing your opinion you agree that this serves as 'written approval' for marketing calls as specified in the DNC law."
The DNC list has specific loopholes for companies with which you have an existing relationship, and for ones that you specifically given express written permission. From the DNC FAQ: "...calls [are permitted] from companies with which you have an existing business relationship, or those to whom you've provided express agreement in writing to receive their calls."
At least in Virginia, it's my understanding that three-wheeled vehicles are classified as motorcycles, with the same requirements for a special driver's license and helmet requirements. From the Code of Virginia, 46.2-100:
"Motorcycle" means every motor vehicle designed to travel on not more than three wheels in contact with the ground and is capable of traveling at speeds in excess of 35 miles per hour. The term "motorcycle" does not include any "electric personal assistive mobility device," "electric power-assisted bicycle," "farm tractor," "golf cart," "moped," "motorized skateboard or scooter," "utility vehicle" or "wheelchair or wheelchair conveyance" as defined in this section.
From what I can tell, this decision is actually a blow to so-called "fine print" "privacy policies" and "terms and conditions" so prevalent on websites these days. In the article, it says that they were convicted even though their "fine print" said the consumers would receive marketing calls. It sounds like to me that those types of one-sided "fine print" contracts are not being upheld in court.
The Westgate defendants purchased the telephone numbers of consumers who answered travel-related survey questions, such as "Select your favorite travel destination," on Brandarama.com's online form, the FTC stated. Many of these telephone numbers were on the DNC Registry. The Brandarama.com Web site did not refer to Westgate or notify consumers that they would receive telemarketing calls, except in language buried in its "terms and conditions" or "privacy policy" pages, the FTC stated.
I haven't looked at Ham FSTV lately, but all of the transmitters I've had are NTSC, not 8-VSB ot ATSC. You'd be playing to a dwindling audience, I'd think.
Do you do FSTV? I used to, on 70cm. I have same 10 GHz equipment, but I haven't gotten it all hooked up.
The fact that many DTV stations will be changing frequencies is why the warning ads are saying that you'll need to 'Hook up your converter, scan for channels, and scan again on 2/17 to be sure you get all the channels that moved."
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I always wondered if he had dropped LSD and was wailing away at an imaginary spider. I guess he should've turned 90 degrees to get the real spider.
With the drugs du jour, you'd likely be trying to [ wrestle | mate | unite ] with the machine elves.
Not a shoe?
According to that article I linked to, LMFBR's with metallic fuel are _more_ stable and safer than LWR designs. Atmospheric pressure primary, passive cooling 'just works', negative temperature coefficient, etc. If you didn't read it, I think it would be worth your time.
While you're pulling prophecies out of your ass...
Wouldn't that make him "Nostra-dumbass"?
Agreed re: EM radiation, but neutron activation is not the only source of LLW. Contamination via contact with fuel rods, waste, etc generates large amounts of LLW as well. As the GP stated, suits, gloves, etc are hopefully not radioactive from neutron activation - that would mean that the wearer probably got a fatal dose of neutrons! More likely the contamination came about from handling 'hot' objects.
Note that hospitals generate a fair amount of LLW, too.
A couple of questions.
1) Are current fusion reactors able to provide the necessary neutron flux to assist a fission reactor in burning this waste?
2) Is the energy generated by the boosted fission enough to power the fusion reactor if you don't have the luxury of a self-sustaining fusion reactor?
If either answer is no, I'd rather see IFR technology put into place starting now than wait for this to become feasible.
Amen. That article was a reprint from Dec. 2005, IIRC.
Here a link to a QA session regarding AFR/IFR technology. It irks me to no end that ignorant, short-sighted politicians quashed this technology 15 YEARS AGO, and the greenies have taken that long to get over the "my god, it's nucular!" fearmongering and actually start to embrace it as an environmentally-safe alternative to our current mess.
First, they have to get sustainable fusion working, then they can installed the Super-X Divertor to bleed off neutrons to burn fission waste.
Why not use safe, proven technology available TODAY to burn 99% of current fuel AND WASTE?
Not exactly a roar, but there was a tiny (M2.9) earthquake whose epicenter was very close (2km) to my house. It was too small to feel, but I distinctly heard it as a sharp "boom" sound that resonated in my basement. I doubt anyone without a basement heard or felt it.
You left out the part where that MILF used to make out with a half beast dude that lived in the subway.
My guess would be instead of using single chip LEDs in series which would flicker at 60 Hz (and cause reverse voltage damage), I would use dual chip LEDs where the two chips are connected in parallel but with anode to cathode and vice versa. That way each chip will be on for half a cycle, making the LED seem like it's flickering at 120 Hz (and the forward drop of chip 1 will protect chip 2 from reverse voltage damage).
As you said, the better alternative would be to spring for the 4 el-cheapo diodes and go full-wave (no reverse voltage concerns for the LEDs).
What would happen if you fed it a gallon of Olestra? Talk about rear seal leakage!
I don't want it to "...find, ingest, and extract energy" from MY biomass! I would look too much like a giant, high-energy, slow-moving fuel depot to it.
Then again, if it didn't hurt too much ...
None of this would be an issue is we'd been forward-thinking enough to have chosen ATM to the House instead of TCP/IP. It supports Traffic Engineering out of the box.
I had some exposure to ATM 'back when', and I must say it was the cat's meow for combining all of the different types of traffic and their widely varying delay, jitter, and throughput constraints.
But only a few 10^20 eV Oh-My-God particles.
Highly elliptical means that the object's Orbital Eccentricity is high - in this case, 0.927. A circle has eccentricity 0, and the Earth has an eccentricity of about 0.0167. If you don't consider that planet's orbit to be highly elliptical, compare its 0.927 to that of Halley's Comet: 0.967.
Note that there can be eccentricities >= 1, but they're not closed orbits.
For an interesting orbit, consider the Molniya Orbit and its kin used by satellites that need long dwell times over high latitude areas.
Of course you can't blatantly declare that you're going to break a law, but I don't think that's what they were doing. I bet their T&C's said something to the effect of "By filling out this form, you are creating a 'business relationship', and agree to accept marketing calls" or "By providing your opinion you agree that this serves as 'written approval' for marketing calls as specified in the DNC law."
The DNC list has specific loopholes for companies with which you have an existing relationship, and for ones that you specifically given express written permission. From the DNC FAQ: "...calls [are permitted] from companies with which you have an existing business relationship, or those to whom you've provided express agreement in writing to receive their calls."
In Virginia, this thing is a motorcycle.
From what I can tell, this decision is actually a blow to so-called "fine print" "privacy policies" and "terms and conditions" so prevalent on websites these days. In the article, it says that they were convicted even though their "fine print" said the consumers would receive marketing calls. It sounds like to me that those types of one-sided "fine print" contracts are not being upheld in court.
$100,000 USED to be serious money.
I stared and stared at this trying to figure out what the 'E' in USD stood for - US [Emergency] Dollars? US [Enron] Dollars?
0.8 BAC == Dead
0.08 BAC == impaired
Skynet Terminator AI Robot?
STanford Artifical Intelligence Robot, really.
Do you do FSTV? I used to, on 70cm. I have same 10 GHz equipment, but I haven't gotten it all hooked up.
The fact that many DTV stations will be changing frequencies is why the warning ads are saying that you'll need to 'Hook up your converter, scan for channels, and scan again on 2/17 to be sure you get all the channels that moved."