Re: But on further genuflection...
Posted by bobbapink on Jun 02, 2002 at 10:38
(208.58.228.144)Re: But on further reflection... (Southern Man)
Let me make sure I understand this.
Ok...
You want to bore a hole and dump in plutonium so that the unshielded and uncontrolled reaction when it hits water will produce steam...
Clearly I miss-communicated something. I want to bore a hole and drop in a self-regulating pebble bed reactor, only without the heavy biological shielding since there aren’t going to be many [any] biologicals around it long enough to worry. And I don’t know what radioactive steam or repairs you’re talking about. But yea, something like an RTG only scaled up a bit. I'm thinking 300kw, not 300w. Hey, if you don't like pebble-bed technology, how 'bout we go with a nice, cute, little Rapid-L reactor instead?
On the RTG suggestion I come back to how long is it going to take to generate enough hydrogen for a return trip. 300 WH/hour takes how long to lift enough air/water/food and people from Mars and accelerate to a velocity high enough to get to earth in 6 months?
See Rapid-L recommendation above. And hey - I don’t know you well enough to whip out my calculator. You gotta smooze me a bit before I show you that.
Follow Ups:
- Re: But on further genuflection... Southern Man 04/6 08:29 (4)
- Re: But on further genuflection... bobba 04/6 09:56 (3)
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- Re: But on further regurgitation... Bobba 05/6 12:21 (1)
- Re: But on further speculation... Southern Man 06/6 08:53 (0)
- Re: But on further genuflection... DA Morgan 03/6 12:44 (0)