Toshiba Builds Ultra-Small Nuclear Reactor for apartments – available in Europe from 2009

“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”

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“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.”

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