US Small-Scale Nuclear Reactor Industry Gains Traction In Missouri 200
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from the grabbing-market-share-from-mr-fusion dept.
from the grabbing-market-share-from-mr-fusion dept.
trichard writes with this quote from an AP report:
"Ameren Missouri is vying to be the first utility in the country to seek a construction and operating license for a small-scale nuclear reactor, a technology that's appealing to utilities because of the smaller upfront costs and shorter development lead times. The small reactors, about a fourth or less the capacity of full-size nuclear units, are appealing to the nuclear industry because they could be manufactured at a central plant and shipped around the world. By contrast, building nuclear reactors today is a more cumbersome process that must be done largely on site and takes years."
Re:Figures (Score:5, Funny)
Soon you'll finally have electricity!
Running water won't be far behind!
Re:Details (Score:5, Funny)
Anyone have technical details for the reactors?
Of course! Just let us know your location and we'll send a team to deliver them.
Sincerely,
The FBI
Re:Figures (Score:4, Funny)
Just don't run a Gieger counter over it.
Re:How does the MTBF scale? (Score:4, Funny)
Re:How does the MTBF scale? (Score:2, Funny)
You're absolutely correct, they're not communists (well, very few are).
He should have said the "Social Democrat Republic of California".
They're not socialists either, but they do lean that direction, as long as it doesn't hurt the revenues of Hollywood or Silicon Valley.
Re:These can be boons for small towns... (Score:2, Funny)
These can be booms for small towns...
FTFY