[p2p-research] Mini nuclear plants to power 20,000 homes

[Michel Bauwens]

oops .. a critique of the critiquers

Los Alamos Study Group is a hack organization based out of Albuquerque, with
little or no direct nuclear qualifications and no relation with the lab.
They use Los Alamos in their name to try and gain credibility.

from the comment field of
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/nov/09/miniature-nuclear-reactors-los-alamos

On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 3:32 PM, M. Fioretti <mfioretti at nexaima.net> wrote:

> Interesting read after the discussion, a few weeks ago about
> leapfrogging in general and distributed, close-to-users, power
> generation. This is the quote straights as I got it on another list:
>
> >  Well, the future is not necessarily as green as we wish it was:
> >
> >
> http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2008/nov/09/miniature-nuclear-reactors-los-alamos
>
> >From the article:
>
> "Our goal is to generate electricity for 10 cents a watt anywhere in
> the world [said the CEO]... It's leapfrog technology"
>
> "Other companies are known to be designing micro-reactors... measuring
> roughly six metres by two metres. Designed to power a single building
> for up to 40 years."
>
> More technical details at
> http://www.hyperionpowergeneration.com/ including:
>
> " If opened, the very small amount of fuel that is enclosed would
> immediately cool. The waste produced after five years of operation is
> approximately the size of a softball and is a good candidate for fuel
> recycling."
>
> Marco
>
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