A Proposal for Orbital Clean Energy Generation via Controlled Primordial Black Hole Hawking Radiation
The United Nations Special Energy Commission (USEC) presents one flagship initiative for concentrated investment: the Quantum Gravitational Reactor Alpha (QGR-α).
QGR-α is a proposed orbital energy-generation facility centered on a captured or synthesized primordial black hole (PBH) of approximately 10¹² kg. By leveraging the well-established physics of Hawking radiation [1] ↗, the facility converts quantum evaporation into usable electrical power.
Gigawatt-scale continuous power with zero carbon emissions and no fuel scarcity constraints.
Orbital placement at Earth-Moon L5 eliminates Earth-bound catastrophic scenarios. Natural off-switch: cease refueling.
A 10¹² kg singularity has a natural Hawking lifetime exceeding the age of the universe by orders of magnitude.
Open-science mandate with power purchase agreements prioritizing least-developed nations at subsidized rates.
In 1974, Stephen Hawking demonstrated that black holes emit thermal radiation due to quantum effects near the event horizon [2] ↗. For primordial black holes with masses between 10⁹ and 10¹⁵ kg, the Hawking temperature and power output fall into an engineerable regime.
For a Schwarzschild black hole of mass M, derived directly from Einstein field equations and QFT in curved spacetime [3] ↗:
Page (1976) calculated relative emission rates for massless particles [1] ↗:
~35% of emitted power. High-energy gamma spectrum requiring High-Z calorimetric absorption.
~30% of emitted power. Charged particles divertible via magnetic fields for direct MHD conversion.