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This discussion relates to Technology Review's article A Preassembled Nuclear Reactor.

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  richharding1
  

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  06/16/2009 12:24 PM

  hyperion

  i agree.  the hyperion reactor is very small, designed to power a relatively small community, is fueled at the factory, then transported to the point of use and buried underground.  it's hard to imagine how this could be a serious target of terrorists, or how it could be used to make a weapon.  decentralizing the generation of power makes any type of power plant a relatively low impact target for terrorists. knocking out a chunk of the grid in sheboygan or kalamazoo just doesn't have the same impact as targeting NYC or LA.

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  jacklig
  

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  06/16/2009 08:01 PM

  can it be adapted for thorium

  If reactors like this could be adapted to use thorium liquid fuel then we would be talking!

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    06/29/2009 08:17 PM

    Re: can it be adapted for thorium

    No, this is not even a little bit similar to liquid fluoride thorium reactors. However, LFTRs do have excellent potential for making small but very powerful reactors.

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  06/17/2009 03:01 PM

  Cost!

  thanks Jim hopf & dmbodeem. I see it now, hyperion design really sounds promising but I still think that it is way too expensive for the developing nations to start off their industries as Kadak from the article claims. We should understand that poor countries or developing countries for that matter doesn't even have technological capacity to build or maintain wind farms. Employing and maintaining such nuclear containment reactors would, as far as I can think would be a very tedious task. But as always I could be wrong and you are free to correct me!

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    StupidPeasant
    

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    07/12/2009 11:18 AM

    Re: Cost!

    We give billions to feed the hungry all over the world.  Why? Some of these Hyperion power plants could desalinate or clean water so the hungry people could grow food and build an "abundant society."   When you have energy on hand, Ideas and economy will follow.   If it is a viable option today, what is stopping Hyperian from offering public stock and getting a trillion dollars for immediate mass deployment?  Do it big! Do it now I say!
    Social-political agendas from many sides of the issue seek power not energy and not solution.  If I owned a coal mine, oil shipping company, wind generator factory or solar research firm, I would downplay this idea.   Hyperian needs to be more aggressive with their marketing, unless it's just a bunch of hype.
    
    "Keep them small, antitrust them all"  Governments, groups, corporations, unions and mobs. Corruption is inevitable, massive corruption can be avoided.

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  07/19/2009 11:25 AM

  Reactor on a rail car

  So conceivably you could drive your reactor into a coal or gas fired power station, connect the plumbing, et voila - a nuclear power station without all that nasty CO2? I suspect I simplify somewhat, but a serious question.

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