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In article <1989Mar25.041342.25786@utzoo.uucp> henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes:
>In article <4380@mtuxo.att.com> tee@mtuxo.att.com (54317-T.EBERSOLE) writes:
>>...there are reactions which eject fast-moving ions (electrons, etc.) with
>>no gamma rays or neutrons; I seem to recall these involve carbon as one 
>>of the "reactants." 

> .. .   . . boron-11 plus proton yielding helium-4 (works
>fine but rather harder to ignite).

The protium-boron (isotope 11 -- the common one) is the reaction
that forms a carbon (isotope 12) which then immediately fissions to three
helium isotope-four atoms and 8.7 MeV  of energy, if I recall.  

This fission, incidentally, does not come under the proscription
'What G-- has joined, let no man put asunder'.  

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WHAT? - Russians will use PLASMAK(tm) p-B11 propulsion engines, first?

In the relatively near future, the Room Temperature Fusion fusion 
technology, should be able to provide the "fusion battery" to cold
start more powerful forms of thermonuclear fusion such as PLASMAK(tm)
aneutronic devices.  

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