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- - i 1 3 Eight - t t 3 MEM - - 3 Oe ILIOSA 1 J With money from the Education Ministry Momota worked out a conceptual design for a helium-fusion reactor he says could be ready by 2011 He estimates 4he cost of a prototype reactor at $350 million "It's a very interesting concept and we are looking into it" said Tsutomu Iwata head of systems development for the National Space Development Agency Japan's version of NASA "I think a moon base and commercial fusion could be realistic in another 30 years or so" At a meeting in Moscow in October Momota and several American and Soviet fusion specialists issued a statement proposing a permanent manned lunar station to mine rocks for helium-They said it "offers the first chance to gain significant economic returns from the exploration of space" Glenn T Seaborg a Nobel laureate in chemistry and Paul H Nitze former presidential adviser on arms control have appealed for US government support of helium-research Writing in The New York Times they said: "We may be at the brink of a new era of energy technology — compact safe economical and producing virtually nothing but the energy we need We should test it now and find kfte0T11 - 4 - i ‘ r g - — - r —"- -- dream" Intr:Arthet 530-596- MilMNME t- Soprosteuttly 7 530-59- 1 3 1912 square IC Nielsen Real Estate Specialist Sr Real Estate Branch MPS PO Box 22027 Salt Lake City Utah 114122-0020 or Telephone: 0011 Information packages may also be obtained at the ScAlntitut Utah Main Post Office OFFERS TO SELL LAND win be considered during the period January 13 through February 11 1992 Marcus nozzle center captures fumes in perforations near Amoco 1 gasoline pump easier than "elephant trunk" Stage 11 nozzle top V-- is almost identitip providing refueling fumes cal to regular nozzle at bottom EPA is deciding on a system to capture Scientists have tried for years to in a controlled manner the process of nuclear fusion — the melding of atoms under intense heat — that powers the sun and stars Late in 1991 a European team using two kinds of hydrogen deuterium and radioactive tritium managed for the first time to produce a significant amount of electrical power Tritium has serious drawbacks however It generates radioactive waste and requires massive and extremely expensive reactors that also could produce plutonium used in nuclear weapons Helium-fusion would require much higher temperatures but would not involve radioactivity It could generate energy more efficiently and once moon bases are established at half the cost of nuclear power plants Momota said "It's clean and it's cheap" he declared "It really is like a MISLUIEKL 125ltierT ef VAC& FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS CALL OR WRITE: New Nozzles Forestall Fumes -- 101101TWOCATIOM - on the east by Orchard Drive on the south by 2500 South Street and on the west by 500 West Street said POOOOSAL UTAH SIZE OF SITE DESIRED FOR PURCHASE IS APPROXIMATELY 347' X 520 OR 180000 TO 200000 SQ FT PREFERRED AREA: Bound on north by 400 North Street 3 Critics say establishing moon bases might be a waste of money "I know that there are several public and privately held companies in the United States that are actively pursuing this but it is just one of many technologies that may or may not prove very promising" said Richard P Macleod president of the US Space POSTAL SERVICE I 1 ence 3 er JP" centuries Possible use of helium-- as a power source in fusion reactors has intrigued scientists for years but has generally been considered a challenge for the future After several years of studying the idea for the Japanese government Momota believes the future is now Moon rocks ferried to Earth could provide enough helium-- to last 400 years he estimates and there is more of the resource on Mars and Jupiter "In the coming century we will be in great need of energy and moon rocks and solar power could be the only answers" Momota Business er tamers discounts of up to 50 percent The project began on a test basis late last year Dennis Schneider director of marketing for Digital's desktop business group said the company has an ambitious goal: to become one of the top three or four personal computer sellers within the next three years Mass — Digital Equipment Corp is trying to shed its image as a minor player in the personal computer market by aggressively selling PCs through the mail MAYNARD Eric Talmadge THE ASSOCIATED Mail-Ord- -- - 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