From: Eugene Leitl (Eugene.Leitl@lrz.uni-muenchen.de)
Date: Wed Mar 06 2002 - 05:04:46 MST
On Tue, 5 Mar 2002, Chuck Kuecker wrote:
> There are several web sites that discuss homemade fusors, some of which
> are capable of dangerous levels of neutron flux. Google "fusor" or
> "Farnsworth fusor" - "fusor" alone turns up links to automotive two-part
> body adhesives, too...
Current nuclear devices utilize a tritium-containing flash tube that
generates a small number of neutrons synchronously to device core
assembly, to kickstart the fission.
Also, we've been discussing explosive-driven flux compressors driving
fusion, where estimates that a 1-2 t device would have a larger neutron
kill radius than the explosive alone, even with current low yields of
fusion.
IIRC, Tokamaks already have very measurable thermal fusion yield (though
still remote from break-even), and activate the chamber walls, though the
effect is negligible on the tritium contamination background.
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