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Posted by Warm Worm on December 26, 2007, 12:03 pm
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>>
>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Over in alt.planning.urban there have been discussion about better gas
>>>>> mileage, alternative energy, etc, etc. where the bicyclists basically
>>>>> thing everyone else uses way too much energy.
>>>>>
>>>>> Meanwhile, Don over in alt.architecture has been wanting to go off the
>>>>> grid for quite a while.
>>>>>
>>>>> I have found the solution. It's one of those things that Don will
>>>>> mortgage his house for, the bikers will sell their bikes to protest,
>>>>> George will say it's impossible, and Amy will object to it on general
>>>>> principals (so basically it's the perfect n.g. topic). So without
>>>>> further ado, here it is:
>>>>>
>>>>> =================
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> http://www.nextenergynews.com/news1/next-energy-news-toshiba-micro-nuclear-1
>>>> 2.17b.html
>>>>>
>>>>> =================
>>>>>
>>>>> Toshiba Builds 100x Smaller Micro Nuclear Reactor
>>>>> Toshiba has developed a new class of micro size Nuclear Reactors that
>>>>> is designed to power individual apartment buildings or city blocks.
>>>>> The new reactor, which is only 20 feet by 6 feet, could change
>>>>> everything for small remote communities, small businesses or even a
>>>>> group of neighbors who are fed up with the power companies and want
>>>>> more control over their energy needs.
>>>>>
>>>>> The 200 kilowatt Toshiba designed reactor is engineered to be fail-
>>>>> safe and totally automatic and will not overheat. Unlike traditional
>>>>> nuclear reactors the new micro reactor uses no control rods to
>>>>> initiate the reaction. The new revolutionary technology uses
>>>>> reservoirs of liquid lithium-6, an isotope that is effective at
>>>>> absorbing neutrons. The Lithium-6 reservoirs are connected to a
>>>>> vertical tube that fits into the reactor core. The whole whole process
>>>>> is self sustaining and can last for up to 40 years, producing
>>>>> electricity for only 5 cents per kilowatt hour, about half the cost of
>>>>> grid energy.
>>>>>
>>>>> Toshiba expects to install the first reactor in Japan in 2008 and to
>>>>> begin marketing the new system in Europe and America in 2009
>>>>>
>>>>> ==========================
>>>>>
>>>>> Merry Christmas to all.
>>>>
>>>> That reactor will make many people nervous.
>>>
>>> Mainly just the ones that are already terrified beyond belief of guns.
>>>
>>> Imagine a drunk party weekend
>>>> with a reactor in the basement.
>>>
>>> Thats less scary than a fascist with thousands of them at his
>>> fingertips.
>>
>> That, or thousands of drunken folks with at least one of them at their
>> fingertips. ;)
>
> At least they're honest about it.
> Which is a helluva lot more than what you get from DC.
> Remember them nukes strapped to the bottm of that B-1 a few months ago?
> They're still lying about.
It's easy to lie when you're drunk. In fact, many lie about being drunk, so
you potentially have more than one lie.
>> ...If that doesn't help to move people out of cities in a hurry and out
>> nearer to the ruralites (inside joke). ;D
>
> No ones stopping them from coming out here, cept they're checkbook and
> their phantoms.
That and "private" property owners perhaps.
> I'll hand them some prime real estate right now for the proper amount of
> coinage.
Government coinage no doubt...
Some consider some forms of private property to be theft, and I'm tempted to
agree in some cases.
"I never made a nickel from another man's sweat"
--from the film, Eureka.
Supposedly he just bought up more land than he needed from the wealth of the
land.
AFAI'm aware, you still have yet to reconcile the Pareto Effect.
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