Cold nuclear fusion in the Earth

Effect of Internal Breeding of Tritium and Helium-3 on the Ignition of an ICF Fuel Pellet

“…These reactions have large reaction rate that can raise the temperature fast enough to cause ignition. Since the reaction rate of T(D,n) 4 He reaction is larger than 3 He(D,p) 4 He reaction and then the final content of tritium is smaller than helium-3, (fig. 5).…”

“…However, corresponding this paper, the early ignition at time evolution of the hot spot is occurred in a different manner. In fact the deuterium reactions (D(D,p)T and D(D,n) 3 He) produce tritium and helium-3 and these ions play a catalyzer 26 role via secondary reactions (T(D,n) 4 He and 3 He(D,p) 4 He) 27 . These reactions have large reaction rate that can raise the temperature fast enough to cause ignition.…”

“…Since the most practical nuclear fusion reaction for power generation seems to be the DT reaction, the sources of these fuels are important. The deuterium part of the fuel does not pose a great problem 2 because about 1 part in 5000 of the hydrogen in seawater is deuterium 4 .…”

Magmatic tritium

“…These authors have also suggested that d-d fusion in the Earth might cause tritium (3H) anomalies detectable in volcanic emissions. Although there has been much talk and research on the physics and chemistry of "cold fusion" since 1989, very little volcanological research has been *Principal Investigator, e-mail: fraser@ lanl.gov c conducted on the topic, other than speculation (McHargue et al, 1991;Palmer, 1991;Sheely, 1991). Theoretically, -?H and 3He could be produced in the following reactions:…”