Jones,
If this is a nuclear reactor, the radiation would be too dangerous to
make this practical. Even if it were buried deep enough to stop the
radiation, it could not be safely dug up after 5 years. Besides, no
sane person would want a nuclear reactor buried near them.
The chemical reaction is very energetic, with enough stored energy in a
few tons of material to make this work. However, I personally doubt that
this idea will go anywhere because of the various engineering problems.
Ed
Jones Beene wrote:
--- Ed
I think this is only a way to provide chemical heat
by converting UH6 to U3O8.
I do not see how it could be chemical if the assertion
that it will run 24/7 for *5 years* before refueling
is true.
If the U is natural, that much of it (with water as a
moderator) would certainly go critical. Even if the U
is depleted, or if there are poisons to keep it
subcritical - that much of it in one place, for only
chemical conversion - would be unimaginable ....
Jones
