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Cold-fusion as safe and hazardless energy-source of the 21st century

  • 1. Institute of Engineering and Technology, G.L.A. University, Mathura (India)
  • 2. Department of Applied Physics, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow (India)

Description

Out of the two processes for nuclear-energy; nuclear-fission is plagued with problem of nuclear-radiation hazard, whereas though nuclear-fusion is safe but almost impossible to be done on earth specially at room- temperature. In 1989, two scientists Fleischmann and Pons in USA proposed a table-top, room temperature electrolysis-experiment of heavy-water with palladium-electrode; this is commonly called cold-fusion wherein nuclear-fusion is said to be taking place. This created a big storm and controversy in the scientific community. Initially the cold-fusion was heavily criticized and several objections (such as: non-reproducibility, non-observation of telltale signature of nuclear-reaction) were raised. The research-work of McKubre and others have clarified the objections and have established that for cold-fusion to take place certain threshold conditions (such as purity of electrode, current-density, deuterium to palladium loading ratio) needs to be satisfied. In due course of time, the Truth prevailed and the cold-fusion got more and more support by many scientists in several countries including India (BARC historic role has been appreciated worldwide). Biggest objection, however, was lack of a proper theory for how Coulomb-repulsion is overcome in cold-fusion. A possible explanation for how the Coulomb-repulsion is overcome, is given in this paper; which is based on a new-found Gupta-Dinu effect, which is a natural outcome of special-relativity via modification in Lorentz force formula. The recent nuclear-accidents have raised international-opinion against nuclear-fission, whereas sin-like hot-fusion on earth is not possible. Now it seems that ultimately it is the cold-fusion which will provide hazardless neat and cheap energy for the 21st century and India could play a leading role in this direction. (author)

Part of:
Proceedings of the international conference on radiation environment - assessment, measurement and its impact: abstract and souvenir

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Publishing Information

Publisher
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University
Imprint Place
Lucknow (India)
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the international conference on radiation environment - assessment, measurement and its impact: abstract and souvenir
Imprint Pagination
170 p.
Journal Page Range
p. 67

Conference

Title
international conference on radiation environment - assessment, measurement and its impact
Acronym
RADENVIRON-2012
Dates
12-14 Apr 2012
Place
Lucknow (India)

INIS

Country of Publication
India
Country of Input or Organization
India
INIS RN
44070081
Subject category
S70: PLASMA PHYSICS AND FUSION TECHNOLOGY;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
COLD FUSION; COULOMB FIELD; CURRENT DENSITY; DEUTERIUM; LORENTZ FORCE; PALLADIUM; THERMONUCLEAR REACTIONS
Descriptors DEC
ELECTRIC FIELDS; ELEMENTS; HYDROGEN ISOTOPES; ISOTOPES; LIGHT NUCLEI; METALS; NUCLEAR REACTIONS; NUCLEI; NUCLEOSYNTHESIS; ODD-ODD NUCLEI; PLATINUM METALS; STABLE ISOTOPES; SYNTHESIS; TRANSITION ELEMENTS

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This record replaces 44066658