U.S. Navy to Fund Dr. Bussard in Fusion Research?

[zephramc]

Just found this:

http://newenergyandfuel.com/http:/newene...fusion-reactor/

There hasn't been any official press release that I'm aware of, but it is promising. With the deep pockets of the Navy, perhaps there might be a light at the end of the tunnel in regard to a sustainable fusion reaction.

 

[bdb]

If this is true, it will be awesome news indeed.

 

[Brent]

Awesome news, once we master Fusion we will truly begin the 21st century and usher in a new wave of technology like nothing we've seen before.

 

[Ronald Held]

I have been waiting for fusion power plants for decades, so I have a wait and see attitude.

 

[Gertch]

While I am excited about the prospects I do have to ask something. If he gets funding from several places, does that make Dr Bussard Collector?

 

[bdb]

Looks like this is true!

http://www.talk-polywell.org/bb/viewtopic.php?p=848

The second poter in the above link, Tom Ligon, I believe used to work on the project.

 

[Brent]

Gertch said:
While I am excited about the prospects I do have to ask something. If he gets funding from several places, does that make Dr Bussard Collector?

OMG, I just realised the connection to!

That is interesting

 

[Bill Morris]

Good news. WB-7 has a very good chance of working and definitely should be funded. If it does work, it may lead to something like impulse engines, as well.

 

[Brent]

I just read all about it here, sounds neat - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polywell

 

[zephramc]

Brent said:
I just read all about it here, sounds neat - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polywell

Thanks for the link Brent...

Wiki Article
Bussard notes that, "Thus, we have the ability to do away with oil (and other fossil fuels) but it will take 4-6 years and ca. 100-200 M$ to build the full-scale plant and demonstrate it. Anyone care?

We could have had over 200 full-scale plants using the $$ that we've dumped into Iraq... and presumably less deaths.

 

[duranduran]

Have you seen that should google go nuclear avi presentation by Dr Bussard.

It was amazing.I downloaded and saw it 5 times.


It all becomes so clear why this could work...at a cost of $200 million.

Download it now and watch it.
It's an hour long

Compared to other military projects this is pocket change.

Hot tokamak fusion is a dead end.It's like balancing a pencil on it's point.