[geeks] [rescue] Computerfests (was: first real server hardware) -OT

Sandwich Maker adh at an.bradford.ma.us
Thu Apr 29 08:27:05 CDT 2004


" From: wa2egp at att.net
" 
" > better would be to -use- that high-level 'waste', instead of dumping
" > it.
" 
" Not high level enough to make it profitable although I remember seeing
" ads for a power source for remote repeater sites that looked a little
" like the bomb from "The Mouse that Roared" that promised 20 watt
" output for 200 years.  Price - $5000

not profitable given current licensed reactor designs, which are
incredibly primitive due to the cost of design licensing.

i'm not saying that designs shouldn't go through intense scrutiny -
but the current situation has effectively killed innovation.
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