Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] oxygen generators

["D. Blake" <dblake@bright.net>]

Herve:
I agree.  I motion that nuke energy for psubs is a "dead horse".
Rich seems to be very 'rich' in creative imagination.  I admire that
quality.  He is definantly a thinker.  In addition to his magnetic drive, I
wish he would pursue knowledge in the area of carbon nano fiber technology.
I realize it is some years down the road before becoming viable to us as
submadmans.  Still, I think someone like Rich should keep up with this
emerging technology, and pass on what he finds to the rest of us.
So how about it Rich?

Best Regards,
BigDave
-----Original Message-----
From: John Pier <caribsub@coqui.net>
To: personal_submersibles@psubs.org <personal_submersibles@psubs.org>
Date: Saturday, March 03, 2001 4:44 PM
Subject: Re: [PSUBS-MAILIST] oxygen generators


I dont know how people here plan to use nuclear isotopes to power pers
submarines.
However as a reminder, any nuclear power station is nothing more than a
thermodynamic machine which uses nuclear energy as heat source most of the
time to produce steam from water.
It is the same principle than a fuel power station, but with no funnels and
no smoke
The nuclear material by its controlled fission heats up, heat is used to
bring water to steam to power turbines which turbines either transform their
energy in mechanical energy through a shaft, or in electricity through
generators.
So I don t see how nuclear waste or trash could even heat up a glass of
water, but more certainly would cause leukemia and make you glow in the
dark.
When a hospital uses some nuclear material, obviously you have no idea
through what they have to go to get their nuclear iosotopes and under which
severe control they are .
Too often I see in this forum submen who are doing their best in trying to
catch the attention of government agencies with weird and hazardous ideas
such as this one and before with propane to blow ballasts.
As of today, for PERSONNAL use everybody can build and operate a submarines
with no requirement. No control, no veritas, no inspections, nothing......
which is not the case for cars and aircrafts.
One day someone here will create a catastrophe with a "crazy" machine which
will bring all regulatory agencies on the psubs case. And it will be over
for the personnal subs bringing them to the same level as professional
manufacturers with inspections and controls.
I mean you can die with your own pers sub , as long as you die alone nobody
really cares, but if  someone because of contamination or an explosion
brings harm to innocent citizens you make the head lines.
So I think people here should watch each other
The magnetic drive is a wonderfull idea go this way only
Herve