Posted on 07/31/2006 11:26:15 AM PDT by Gasshog
BEIJING, July 24 (UPI) -- The first plasma discharge from China's experimental advanced superconducting research center -- the so-called "artificial sun" -- is set to occur next month.
The discharge, expected about Aug. 15, will be conducted at Science Island in Hefei, in east China's Anhui Province, the Peoples Daily reported Monday.
Scientists told the newspaper a successful test will mean the world's first nuclear fusion device of its kind will be ready to go into actual operation, the newspaper said.
The plasma discharge will draw international attention since some scientists are concerned with risks involved in such a process. But Chinese researchers involved in the project say any radiation will cease once the test is completed.
The experiment will take place in a structure made of reinforced concrete, with five-foot-thick walls and a three-foot-thick roof.
How much vacation time do I get?
One advantage of fusion technology is that the radiation profile is directly related to the energy output. How much horsepower do I need for a motorcycle?
"How much vacation time do I get?"
Probably not a lot. The Chinese are workaholic.
Not necessarily a problem. Can I play with the fusion generator?
A guy has to have some fun.
Well, the dancers would show up after the successful completion of the program, so I guess I'm talking about that weapons system that was so secret its inventor didn't even know anything about it.
With a capability for pulse times as long as 1,000 seconds, the device will also be used to investigate particle and heat flux handling on a time scale much longer than the wall equilibration time.
Some how that statement fills me with a curious sense of
unease.
-PJ
So you acknowledge that they suck. I reiterate, their system does not reward independent thinkers. It rewards order followers.
You will probably have to fellow those people who aren't indepedent thinkers someday.
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