Japanese propose basement nukes.

From: Mike Lorrey (mlorrey@datamann.com)
Date: Thu Aug 23 2001 - 09:20:00 MDT


http://www.guardian.co.uk/Distribution/Redirect_Artifact/0,4678,0-541116,00.html

Japanese scientists' latest triumph of mass-market miniaturisation would
trounce them all, if they could get anyone to buy it: a nuclear power
station small enough to fit in your basement.

Spurning the opportunity to extend a historic line by naming their
device the nukeman, researchers have called it the Rapid-L reactor.

As described in the latest edition of New Scientist, the reactor is six
metres high and two metres wide - comfortably sized for the basement of
an office or apartment block - and is capable of generating 200
kilowatts of power.



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