Nanotechnology and nuclear energy

From: John K Clark (johnkc@well.com)
Date: Thu Jan 08 1998 - 23:33:07 MST


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On Thu, 08 Jan 1998 Dan@Clemmensen.ShireNet.com (Dan Clemmensen) Wrote:
              
>The D-D reaction emits no primary neutrons.

There are 2 ways deuterium can react with itself:

1) Produces tritium possessing 1.01 million electron volts of kinetic
   energy and a proton with 3.02 mev.

2) Produces helium 3 with .82 mev and a NEUTRON with 2.57 mev.

The 2 reactions occur with equal probability.
                                                 
                                             John K Clark johnkc@well.com

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