Re: Explosive compression of MTF liners?

"Paul M. Koloc" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Raziel wrote:
>
> > I am referring to peer review in general.  All DoE fusion programs go
> > through it every couple of years.  If they are working they continue to
get
> > funding, if not they are dropped.  Occasionally a completely new idea is
> > funded, and goes through the same process.
> >
> > Raz
>
> The record shows that as long as there are sufficient funds to fund the
>   "flag ship" concepts, they are always renewed.  The only flag ship
> concept that is now funded is the tokamak.  The "other" concepts then
> split up the left over.  Politics play a role in government funding
> doles.  That factor can make it difficult to prioritize the other
> concepts according to the ones that would most benefit plasma and fusion
> development.
>
> Academic peer review is acceptable for science and technology
> publications.  However, Peer review of multi-billion dollar new
> technology projects is purely a conflict of interest.
>
hardly.  do you know how many people propose concepts to the DoE that
violate basic laws of Physics?  some of them are very subtle in their
violations.  this is what the peer review process is there to catch.  why
would you waste money on a project that cannot work?

> As I said, it is more appropriate to review such technology development
> oriented endeavors by using the engineers or engineering physicists of
> the targeted industrial end users.

then let them fund them as well if you want to do it that way.

> Review of the tokamak/Burning Plasma
> Experiment is best left to the electric power industries engineers with
> inputs from the financial and environmental sectors.
>
only if you never want it built.  then again, Ontario Hydro has proposed to
host ITER near Toronto.

> We do not completely agree.
>
nope

Raz




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