Window dimensions.

Thanks for some calculations that put this into perspective.

From: victoriatangoman [mailto:tango_dancer@...]

For me to buy into the 50 ft/ 40 ft scenario, I'd have to be
convinced why a habitat would need more shielding that a nuclear
power plant, and even if I was convinced on that point, I'd then
have to conclude that an Island 3 would never be built. EVER.
Because the economics just wouldn't work based on the scale of
operation I've just outlined.

And in fact, one of the things I read just today while looking at the
Stanford Study was that when one scales up from Island 1 to Island 3, one
finds that the increase in structural mass, soil, and atmosphere results in
there no longer being a need for a separate radiation shield. And that for
this reason, habitats on the scale of Island 3 will become economical to
build before they would have otherwise.

In other words, building a habitat for 100x the population would not cost
100x as much.

Regards,

Mike Combs

From:
victoriatangoman [mailto:tango_dancer@...]

For me to buy into the 50 ft/ 40 ft scenario, I'd have to be
convinced why a habitat would need more shielding that a nuclear
power plant, and even if I was convinced on that point, I'd then
have to conclude that an Island 3 would never be built. EVER.
Because the economics just wouldn't work based on the scale of
operation I've just outlined.

And in fact, one of the things I read just today while looking at the Stanford Study was that when one scales up from Island 1 to Island 3, one finds that the increase in structural mass, soil, and atmosphere results in there no longer being a need for a separate radiation shield. And that for this reason, habitats on the scale of Island 3 will become economical to build before they would have otherwise.

In other words, building a habitat for 100x the population would not cost 100x as much.

Regards,
Mike Combs