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Bill Gates, Toshiba in early talks on nuclear reactor

by EdHannigan Mar 23, 2010 8:49AM PDT

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20100323/ts_afp/japannuclearusgatescompanytoshiba_20100323053821

TOKYO (AFP) ? A company backed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and Toshiba are in early talks to jointly develop a small nuclear reactor, the Japanese electronics giant said Tuesday.

The Nikkei business daily earlier reported that the two sides would team up to develop a compact next-generation reactor that can operate for up to 100 years without refueling to provide emission-free energy.
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Bad news for Peak Oil believers.

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by Willy Mar 23, 2010 10:19PM PDT

Read in Popular Science or was that Popular Mechanics, the possible introduction of small community reactors. These reactors can power typical 8000 homes and so-called build-n safety factors and/or emergency shutdown is quick. the only reason you haven't seen this before is due to cost plus the govt. factor and control of facility as it were. Small reactors have been around a long if for anything as a teaching tool(universities) and/or proof of concept. I exclude military, but then what is submarine reactor but a small one. -----Willy