To: Zoner Stakeholders of Freeport 1

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To: Zoner Stakeholders of Freeport 1 - kornon - 02-04-2022

Greetings Zoners,

I am Dr. Ron Kosher, and I represent a small group of researchers, independent but loosely affiliated with IMG. We are planning to rebuild Appleton Laboratory near Freeport 1 in Omega-3. We previously were about 15 K from Freeport 1, but this time we are looking to rebuild the base closer to Freeport 1. We are inquiring to make sure that this is acceptable to the stakeholding Zoners of Freeport 1.

We perform research in mining ore and in metals extraction from mined ore. We are currently working on producing a more efficient graviton based mining array to improve the yield of ore mined from asteroids.

We began our work at Falkland base in Tau-37 and started initial development of the array working with Niobium from the fields in Tau-23. The jump hole wreaked havoc on the calibration of our scientific instruments mounted on our mining vessels. This required constant re-calibration, which was very time consuming, and seriously hindered our research efforts. We Investigated migrating our work to Java station, but they neither had the necessary facilities nor the power requirements that we needed for our equipment. We built and operated “IMG Research Station” in Tau-23 and gathered data and performed research for many months. We finished the collection of data several several years ago, sold the station, and returned to Falkland base to analyze our data and build a prototype mining array.

We then finished developing the prototype array based on our data of Niobium mining. We chose to develop the array for niobium first due to our agencies specialization in the ore, and the higher atomic mass compared to many other mined metals which makes it easier to use a graviton based technique. We then wanted to extend the research to cobalt ore, and used the field in Omega-3 for our research. Similarly to what we found in Tau-23 there are no satisfactory locations currently in the system that can support our power, space, and facility requirements, thus we found it faster and more economical to build our own station in Omega-3. We constructed Appleton Laboratory about 15 k from Freeport 1 in the Burgess Ice field. We performed research on the mining array for Cobalt and have improved the array to work well for both niobium and cobalt with mining yield increases of more than 90% vs traditional mining arrays. We still need to work on tuning the array for other ores, and overcome some overheating and power utilization issues that prevent the technology from being ready for mainstream.

We previously performed surveys in the system and found that the Omega-3 sun is subject to periodic sessions of increased flare activity which cause electromagnetic interference that will affect our instruments on the station. Therefore, we propose to use the solar collector of Freeport 1 as a radiation shield to shield our base. Our proposed location is at coordinates: (-19711, 356, -19620) in Sector 3C in Omega-3. These coordinates are 2.5K from Freeport 1, 7.4K from Omega Palace, 3.1K from Med Force Omega Hospital, 5.8K from The Geneva Shipping Platform, 6.2K from the Planet Sprague trade lane, 5.5K to the Aland Wreck trade lane, 4.1K from the trade lane heading to the Cambridge jump gate. The position is also just inside the uncleared portion of the Burgess Ice Field and well beyond the traffic paths heading between the trade lanes, and will not interfere with commercial traffic. Please see an image of the proposed base location. We are excited for our new research, and will share all of our findings with any Zoners which are interested, which could provide extensive benefits. The location of the base is key in the success of our research as we can have a direct shield to the sun's corona from Freeport 1. Our last location while adequate, and using some of the station as a shield was not near as low in background radiation as the new location.

I have attached a copy of our Station Logs as well.

We are planning three modules initially and are:
1: Shield Generator
2: Cargo Storage
3: Core Upgrade

We have no plans to build any defense platforms as the base will be within the NFZ of Freeport 1. If we found a need for such defenses we would return to get approval from stakeholding Zoners of Freeport 1.

We got along quite well for the year or so Appleton Laboratory was operating in Omega-3 previously and hope to continue that with a new base constructed a bit closer. If there are any questions I can answer I would be happy to do so. We look forward to a response.

Respectfully,
Dr. Ron Kosher
IMG Research
Director of Research

RE: To: Zoner Stakeholders of Freeport 1 - Omicron Supply Industries - 02-05-2022

Good day Doctor Kosher,

Thank you for your message. Allow me to introduce myself, my name is Kris Tofferson and I am the administrator of Freeport 1.

I have reviewed your request and the proposed location of your station and have concluded it's intended location is too close to the Freeport. While I understand your desire to shield your research station from electromagnetic interference, for the safety of all those on board the Freeport I cannot and will not allow a research station to be constructed within 5 kms from the Freeport. Furthermore, while we certainly see IMG as our friends we are aware of your reputation and fear the presence of your station too close to the Freeport may jeopardise our neutral standing with parties hostile to you.

Having said that, I can agree with a position along the same alignment yet at a minimum of 5 kms from Freeport 1. This way you will still benefit from the electromagnetic shielding our solar arrays provide as well as the comfort of knowing your station is in the Freeport No-Fire-Zone (NFZ).

Should you accept my change to your plan please be aware of the fact that while your station resides in the NFZ the construction of weapon platforms (for whichever pupose) is strictly forbidden. I would also require that you inform any and all vessels traveling to and from your station to adhere to the policy of the NFZ regardless of whether they are fired upon first. Finally, as a friendly reminder, you may wish to contact Bretonian authorities prior to the construction of your station.

Sincerely,

Kris Tofferson - Freeport 1 Administrator - Omicron Supply Industries

RE: To: Zoner Stakeholders of Freeport 1 - kornon - 02-06-2022

Greetings Mr. Tofferson,

First thank you so much for your quick response, and your openness to us building a station near Freeport 1. I wanted to provide a little more basis for our request for the 2.5 km from Freeport 1, and share a few relevant pieces of information from our station design report.

First as far as the radiation shielding we are both worried about EMI in the RF wavelengths as well as ionizing radiation. The system's star is the primary emmitter of ionizing radiaiton thus the closer we can be to the solar array the better off we are as it will block a larger fraction of the solar disc. The second is RF radiation, which is emitted from the sun, but Freeport also has its own share of emissions from communications and other electronic activity.

Below are two plots which show the strength of the different types of radiation as a function of distance from Freeport 1 along the alignment path previously discussed. The first plot below shows the RF field strength and ionizing radiation absorbed. As you can see there is a minimum in the RF field strength in the 2.0-3.0 km distance from Freeport 1. I would expect less of a plateau here, and it to have more of a pronounced minima, and we are not quite sure what is causing this flat shape. However, as we get further away from the station we pick up less RF noise from the station until we get far enough away that the increased exposure to the sun starts to overcome the drop off of EMI from the distance from the station. The second plot shows the ionizing radiation absorbed dose, which is roughly a 1/r^2 plot as when we move further away from the station more of the apparent disc of the sun is visible and thus the dose increases roughly as 1/r^2 as this represents the relative increase in the area of the circle visible. As you can see from the plots the ideal distance is actually closer to 2 km from Freeport 1, but we decided on moving it another 500 meters to stay clear of all of the shipping lines and get us into the ice field.

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As far as the safety of Freeport 1 we are also very concerned about this. As part of the preparation for building the station we carried out a series of simulations on what the overpressure would be at various distances from Freeport 1 of our station exploding. We considered to have a reactor overload and following stochiometric explosion of all of the various fuel sources on board (H-fuel, Petroleum, and small amounts of other oxidizers) with our maximum inventory of stored oxygen. The plot below shows that even at 0.5 km of distance there would be no danger as the over pressure is less than 100 Pa at Freeport 1, typically 250 Pa is considered safe for almost any circumstance. We determined this to be the maximum credible accident, but if you have further concerns we have not considered, please let us know and we can address them. We have also did some surveys and found that there are several modular bases constructed within 5.0 km of Freeport 1. These include Omega station (2.5 km), Med Force Omega (1.1 km), Omega Palace (4.5 km), and Geneva Shipping Platform (3.6 km). From our understanding many of these provide a greater risk to Freeport 1 from an explosion standpoint (some are closer and some carry much larger amounts of potential energy than our station), as well as from a traffic standpoint as many are in the cleared area of the Burgress Ice field which is a high traffic area. If I am missing something here on steps these bases are taking to mitigate these risks, please let me know.

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I understand the Zoner desire to stay neutral. We too try to keep a low profile and make as few enemies as possible. There are of course a few factions that do not look favorably to our group that may have a more moderate opinion of Zoners. They are few, and there are even fewer that are active in the Omega-3 system. I will be happy to make it clear in our base's public posted information that the Zoners are neutral, and our proximity to Freeport 1 in no way changes that and that you are not involved with anything relating to the station. If there is anything further I can do to abate these fears. I would be happy to see if I can comply.

We have already contacted the Bretonian government, although they did previously approve our base when it was constructed several years ago. I also believe their influence over Omega-3 has diminished since then, and any jurisdiction they have is questionable.

With all of the above information, I hope that constructing at 2.5 km from Freeport 1 may still be a possibility. If there is any further information I can provide I would be happy to do so.

Again thank you for your time and attention to this matter and carefully considering our request.

Respectfully,
Dr. Ron Kosher
IMG Research
Director of Research

RE: To: Zoner Stakeholders of Freeport 1 - kornon - 02-08-2022

Greetings Mr. Tofferson,

I am just following up on my previous transmission to ensure you received it, and see if there is any more information I can provide.

Respectfully,
Dr. Ron Kosher
IMG Research
Director of Research

RE: To: Zoner Stakeholders of Freeport 1 - Omicron Supply Industries - 02-11-2022

Good day Doctor Kosher,

It took me a little longer to answer your latest message as there was some data to analyze. I have contacted the technicians of Freeport 5 which, as you no doubtly know, is located in Omega-41 at a distance of roughly 12kms from a neutron star which emits immense doses of radiation.

The data you shared with me made my own technicians very nervous at first for these levels of both radiation and interferance have never been detected by our own sensors. Fearing that our sensors may have been damaged or misaligned we scheduled an extra calibration of the sensors. With assistance from our friends at Med Force Enterprises we took several measurements all of which produces levels sicnificantly lower then which you provided earlier.

I also talked to our station safety engineer and after a deliberation and thorough risk evaluation we have concluded that the minimum distance for a station conducting research will be 4kms from the Freeport. This will keep your station at least 28kms away from the center of the medium blue and still within very close, yet not riskful, distance of the Freeport.

Regards,

Kris Tofferson - Freeport 1 Administrator - Omicron Supply Industries

RE: To: Zoner Stakeholders of Freeport 1 - kornon - 02-12-2022

Greetings Mr. Tofferson,

The delay was no problem as we have only recently finished making preparations for construction of the station, and I appreciate you considering the request carefully.

I hope our readings did not alarm you these were taken in open space without any shield from a station or a vessel which are designed to absorb much of this radiation. Though the readings were higher than what we had surveyed a few years prior, we figured it was just due to the solar cycle which we have not fully mapped. The readings were also taken from a ship, and not a station based array so they are more susceptible to miscalibration through the harshness of space travel. I would be interested to get your readings of radiation levels as a comparison if you are able to share them, and we will also take much more accurate readings once we get our equipment setup on Appleton Laboratory.

I very much appreciate you taking the time to do a thorough risk assessment. We have discussed it and reviewed the data and I think we can make 4 km work with some additional shielding around certain instrumentation. We will plan to start construction soon. I would be curious to know what the major factors were in the determination of the 4 km restriction as we might want to see if there is anything that can be done to mitigate them and perhaps have our station towed closer in the future.

I fully appreciate the time, effort, and resources you have put into this request. We didn't anticipate the effort on your end to be so great with the employment of Med Force Enterprises and the conduction and review of a thorough risk analysis. If we can provide a nominal sum to help offset these costs, we would be happy to do so. If this would be helpful please do let us know where to send the funds, and the amount of any costs incurred above the normal operation of Freeport 1.

Respectfully,
Dr. Ron Kosher
IMG Research
Director of Research

RE: To: Zoner Stakeholders of Freeport 1 - Omicron Supply Industries - 02-13-2022

Hello Doctor Kosher,

Glad to hear you are planning to construct your station at the 4km perimeter from the Freeport. You asked about the sole reason for this distance and that would be the fact that it is a research station. When you combine that with the neutral stance of the Freeport and the IMG reputation I as administrator cannot take any risk. Even when you say that factions which may oppose to the presence of an IMG station in the Freeport NFZ are not frequently active in the Omega-3 system.

Your offer to help offset the costs made is very friendly yet consider this a neighbourly gesture from our part. On behalf of all the crew of Freeport 1 I welcome you and your crew and hope that we can work together.

Regards,

Kris Tofferson - Freeport 1 Administrator - Omicron Supply Industries

RE: To: Zoner Stakeholders of Freeport 1 - kornon - 02-14-2022

Greetings Mr. Tofferson,

Thank you for the additional information. We have started construction of our base at the agreed on location. I anticipate it will take another two weeks to get it fully operational. In the meantime we will also be having shipments to the base to perform various upgrades so there will likely be increased commercial traffic in the system and near Freeport 1.

Thanks again for your cooperation.

Respectfully,
Dr. Ron Kosher
IMG Research
Director of Research