Display MoreIvan Filimonenko 1924-2013
1941 -1945 War: Motorized infantry.1945 -1954 Study: Rocket technology, Bauman University: Nuclear physics ,LPI,.
1951. R&D of nuclear energy technology for rockets in top secret Red Star program.
1957. Developed TEGEU reactor using electrolysis of D20 .The TEGEU fuel elements, palladium at an average temperature of 1150 ° C, produced 200W energy in the form of HP steam, plus He 3,4 ; O 16,17,18 without neutrons.
Ivan continued with TEGEU until 1968, when he signed a petition demanding the abolishment of nuclear weapons.
1968 -1974, imprisoned 6 years for unpatriotic nuclear activity.
1974 -1989 , unemployed. Devoted time to agricultural work
1989 , a Russian company decided to build several TEGEU reactors. They asked Ivan to work without pay. He did so until 1992 when he retired.. One claim is that they produced an output of 12.5 kilowatts ..another claim is that the reactors did not work as expected.
Dear Robert Bryant, you have inaccurate information about Filimonenko. He couldn't retire at 68. In Russia, the retirement age began with 60 years in 1992. Where did you get this information there is also information that S. Pons was a Ukrainian citizen until 1970. I wouldn't trust that source.