Re: this might usher in utopia

Dan Bloomquist wrote:
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> Ed Earl Ross wrote:
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> >
> > Rather than screw up all that land, perhaps excess heat from nuclear
> > power plants could be used to convert zinc oxide into zinc and oxygen...
>
> Hi Ed,
> Sorry, it doesn't exist. You can arbitrate low quality heat for
> environmental heating and gain some advantage. Rather limited. But high
> quality heat is not in 'excess' from a thermo electric cycle. It comes
> right out of the energy budget.


Right. If nuclear oxide-splitting makes sense,
it makes sense to have reactors dedicated to the job.


--- Graham Cowan, former hydrogen fan
http://www.eagle.ca/~gcowan/Paper_for_11th_CHC.html --
boron: fireproof fuel, real-car range, nuclear cachet
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