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- Newsgroups: sci.physics.fusion
- Path: sparky!uunet!world!mica
- From: mica@world.std.com (mitchell swartz)
- Subject: neutrons, neutrons, everywhere?
- Message-ID: <BzD5ME.HAv@world.std.com>
- Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
- Date: Wed, 16 Dec 1992 17:51:50 GMT
- Lines: 47
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- In article sci.physics.fusion:4576; blue@nscl01.nscl.msu.edu
- (Dick Blue) writes:
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- = "Mitchell Swartz points out the fact that finding a simple
- = way to produce neutrons wouldn't be such a bad thing.
- = IF (and that is a big if) cold fusion did produce neutrons
- = it would have applications far beyond the inefficient water
- = heaters that seem to be about all CF developers can offer at
- = present."
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- Although I concur with much of Dick Blue's comments regarding
- radiation protection (and remain neutral but interested with
- respect to his theories) the above quote purporting what I
- have stated is not correct.
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- A review of the postings indicates that I pointed out that:
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- 1. ... the literature indicates that what are called "cold
- fusion" reactions are neutron-penic, that is, these reactions
- appear to be deficient in the expected (with respect to other
- fusion environments) number of neutrons.
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- 2. ... all experimenters should consider and anticipate
- output fluxes. (Also I mentioned explosive hazards, but
- forgot to mention inhalation toxicity potential from some of
- the chemical agents discussed on the net - some of which are
- very hepatotoxic)
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- 3. ... neutrons are very infrequently used in the radiation
- therapy of malignant solid tumors, although it was noted that
- my preference is very heavily towards the use of 2 to 18 MeV
- x-rays and electrons of various energies.
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- 4. ... neutrons in fact can give rise to induced
- radioactivity, which might be not desired, as well as
- biological problems.
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- 5. ... there was still a request for any proof that
- neutrons must be emitted in the condensed phase at the levels
- demanded by some theoreticians extrapolating from other
- systems, during whatever reaction(s) are occurring in the
- "cold fusion" (and other similar) systems.
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