TriggeredIsomerReactions(TIR)Acontrollablenuclearpower.pptVIP

Triggered Isomer Reactions(TIR)A controllable nuclear power source Emanuel Perez, Drew Gaskell, Tom Billeter Physics 4D ~ SRJC Spring 2004 Introduction A Gamma decay of an Excited Isomer Not a fission or fusion reaction, the process involves excitation energies Still obeys Einstein’s Equation, E=mc2 Produces significantly less harmful radiation than fission or fusion reactions Possible to control reaction for potential power source Recent Developments Radioisotope Decay accompanies many nuclear reactions, since the nuclei are left in an excited state. In 1998, at the University of Texas a t