Fix the Fukushima Disaster with Vitrification

      The French can fix radiation discharges with Vitrification.  The Fukushima disaster is going to get worse if nothing is done and done with determination soon. The French already have the technology to encase radiation in glass.    

          Why not build a huge glass smelter and simply pour tons of molten glass upon these radioactive cores?  You keep doing that until the entire nuclear plant is encased in molten glass. You mix lead in the glass like in the days of old and surely, there will be an abrupt end to the radiation discharges which can affect the whole planet. You get the sand from the ocean floor. Rinse the salt and dry it out.   Toss it into the crucible and melt it.  The result is glass.

       All the common techniques have been tried with no success. Give the French method of glassification a chance to prove itself. This technology is readily available online.

    

Stopping hurricanes in their tracks

Chilling Hurricanes

     The fact is we can do something about powerful hurricanes may come as a surprise.  It is simply a plumbing problem or more accurately a pump problem. All it takes is chilling the surface of the ocean with colder water from down below from the deeper reaches of the ocean.

       A bunch of PVC tubes 24" in diameter hanging down in the water supported by a float ring maybe 36" in diameter with a simple insert of a smaller diameter tube, say 20" also with a floating ring outside of it so the two tubes slide easily together. Now on the inside tube, you cap the bottom but cut the center out so a simple rubber foot valve can open to let cold water in.

      The wave action should be enough to create suction which will start the flow of cold water to the surface consistently in a steady stream similar to a free flowing artesian well.  

    Put a few thousand of these pumps to work in the path of a hurricane  days before while it is forming and you might be able to change the key component of hurricane formation which is heat.         Once the surface temperature reaches a critical point these self tending pumps could be deployed to prevent the formation of storms that subsist on hot water. 

         One could also dedicate refrigerator ships to make ice that is spread on the ocean laying huge trails of the cold stuff in the storm's path could break up the structure of the storm provided it shoots for the eye of the storm which will cause the hurricane to rain out. The other way is a ship with a huge pump on deck dangling a very long tube to the depths of the Ocean. Yes, there is more research to be done. We have the technology. We just need to apply it properly.  The fire dept. has pumper trucks that could be rolled on deck to serve at sea for a quick fix.

     The current technique is seeding the upper storm with water forming chemicals causing the storm to rain itself out. The problem stems from thetemperature of the surface. Cool it 

    

Zeppelins are the way to go

    Consider this scenario... 

Zeppelins floating above the clouds with its exterior covered with solar voltaic cells collecting electricity. This energy could be translated into microwaves to be picked up by giant antennas that convert it back into electricity to feed the Grid.  

      These flying electrical stations could also be tethered to the receiving stations by wire. The cable connections could have break away features should the weather change suddenly.  The beauty of these aerial machines are under appreciated because of the Hindenburg disaster.  That could all change with a little PR work with advertizing.

     The sunshade idea was mine originally. It is back in the news. The cost is prohibitive though.  Just pack the thing into the space shuttle then let another rocket take it to its forever home. The deployment would be spectacular.  After a final orientation, it could be adjusted so it blocks sunlight falling on certain cities. It would pay for itself through taxes on cities it shades.

    Another concept is a space based folding mirror that can light up a city creating a 24 hour day thus icreasing productivity and safety for the general public.  This too, could be funded through taxes on cities where sunlight is needed at night.