Dec

17

Bussard’s Fusion Experimental Test Confirmed

December 17, 2008 | 6 Comments

Richard Nebel, the leader of the team testing Robert W. Bussard fusion concept variously called polywell, inertial electrostatic confinement (IEC) and others, has had the peer review panel check completed making their report to the funders – positive. Nebel is quoted today by Alan Boyle as saying, “There’s nothing in there that suggests this will […]

Nov

5

Bussard’s Fusion and the Nebel Team Live On

November 5, 2008 | 14 Comments

Last week saw the Navy offering a contract for follow-up experiments from the results the Richard Nebel led team generated with their improved IEC fusion device. For the new readers Robert W. Bussard, who passed away about a year ago was after 17 or so years, hot on the path to an innovative way to […]

Oct

17

Get Ready – Now Its Checkbook Time At ITER!

October 17, 2008 | 3 Comments

This past Monday the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor Organization (ITER) signed a cooperation agreement at the opening of an IAEA fusion energy conference held in Geneva. I’m thinking about whether to be pleased or deeply worried. I’m leaning to the worried side. ITER is an experimental reactor being built […]

Jul

10

More News From the Nebel Led Bussard IEC Fusion Team

July 10, 2008 | 10 Comments

Monday saw the Internet come alive with a posting on a New Mars forum where it’s thought with considerable credibility that Dr. Richard Nebel of EMC2 discussed some of his thoughts. The news made was an aside by Dr. Nebel that the one of the next logical steps could be a larger Bussard unit that […]

Jun

17

Bussard’s Machine Runs Great!

June 17, 2008 | 2 Comments

I should have read the emails sooner – last Thursday night saw Alan Boyle put up his report about his conversation with Richard Nebel at EMC2. Quoting Mr. Nebel saying, “We’re fully operational and we’re getting data. The machine runs like a top. You can just sit there and take data all afternoon.” Whew, what […]

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