Re: Active vs Passive

>One problem with EMCON, though--don't fusion piles produce
neutrinos?  (I
>seem to remember something of the sort from a physics --or was
that
>astronomy?--class years ago.)
>
>Which means nothing but low-tech power sources (or VERY high
tech ones).

Thanks for bringing this up.

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