I want the Toshiba unit

[juf]

how about a small community with their own fridge size nuclear plant

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[Neon John]

...and how much might need to be spent on licensing.

You weren't thinking of putting it in /my/ back yard, were you?

OF course not. I want one all to myself. You can play with your fair
weather solar toys all you like. I want to pull rods and rock and
roll all the time!

John

 

[vaughn]

how about a small community with their own fridge size nuclear plant

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I would like to read more about the technology they are using. At that price
point, I can certainly see them being attractive for military use. For civilian
use, I imagine licensing would cost as much as the plant itself, and be a deal
killer.

The "small" nuclear plants that I am acquainted with take at least an 8-man crew
24/7 for operations. In addition, you would need a considerable
administrative/engineering staff just to handle training and government
paperwork. The training costs for each watchstander go into the hundreds of
thousands, and (once trained) keeping them happy becomes an expensive problem.

Vaughn

 

[You]

Can the ground take that much heat?

The Ground can take as much heat, as you are willing to run Pipes thru
to get the surface area for your Heat Dump... It is all about how much
you want to SPEND.....