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Article: United States: Modular nuclear reactors for cheap and clean energy.
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- June 27, 2009
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Byline: kusumv03
The next big thing after the internet will be cheap and clean energy according to venture capitalist Bob Metcalfe of Polaris Venture Partners: Nuclear power from mini fission and fusion reactors.
Analysis
Bpb Metcalfe's article in todays Wall Street Journal (pg. A15) is a wake up call to get the bureaucrats out of the nuclear energy business by :
elimination of the $100 Million expenses for new start-up companies to get their mini reactor designs certified by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission ("NRC") whereby $50 Million go directly to the NRC as fee
getting only top scientists of DOE laboratories (Livermore, ...