k wrote:
] ] The small town of Galena, Alaska, is tired to pay 28
] ] cents/kwh for its electricity, three times the national
] ] average. Today, Galena "is powered by generators burning
] ] diesel that is barged in during the Yukon River's
] ] ice-free months," according to Reuters. But Toshiba,
] ] which designs a small nuclear reactor named 4S (for
] ] "Super Safe, Small, & Simple"), is offering a free
] ] reactor to the 700-person village, reports the New York
] ] Times (no reg. needed).
]
] [ I've posted about this before... I think it looks very
] promising. -k]

Interesting technology but one would think the regulatory, research, security and system monitoring costs (mostly personnel) would soon outweigh the apparently cost savings over the current power system unless totally underwritten as R&D by Toshiba..

RE: Alaska Village Moves from Diesel to 'Micro-Nuke'