AussieGuy wrote: "Transmutation of elements via the FPE may replace mining."
It'll do more than that. it'll kill the entire precious metals business which has been a foundation for countries' *monetary systems*. What affect that will have on economic systems, and countries, is probably not going to be pretty. in the beginning. With energy being extremely cheap, it will drive down the cost of just about everything from raw materials to completed products. and it'll be much cheaper to transport those things to the point of consumption, so we're talking about much lower cost for most *everything*. It wouldn't surprise me if govts stepped in to bring in the changes gradually. But how does one decide what to do when this is probably unlike anything that has ever happened; nothing to go on. *To call LENR a 'disruptive' technology doesn't even begin to describe it!* -Mark
