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The Energy Amplifier, an "Ecological" Reactor

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Published: Dec 5, 2019
DOI: https://doi.org/10.12681/hnps.2412
Christos A. Eleftheriadis
Nuclear Physics and Elementary Particles Division, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki
Abstract

The main ideas for the Energy Amplifier (EA) are presented, as they have been developed at CERN [1]. The discussion concerns with the safety and environmental features of this new kind of reactor which are far more better than the ones of the conventional reactors. A comparison is also given with fusion reactors and other non-nuclear methods for energy production, such as coal burning.

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