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Hyperion Unveils Design of its Small Modular Nuclear Reactor, the Hyperion Power Module

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The reason for the low electrical efficiency (36% of 70 MWt) is that the steam loop does not run through the inside of the reactor, for simplicity and safety, the company says. General Electric. Nuclear Engineering International reports that: The HPM uses 24 assemblies of uranium nitride fuel, and 18 control rods. TerraPower.

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Trek highlights green credentials of plug-ins

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The trip was sponsored by Florida Toyota dealer Earl Stewart to show the need for clean emission vehicles. He dubbed the car the Electric Green Machine, as it was fitted with custom A123 Hymotion lithium-ion batteries that were installed at the Advanced Vehicle Research Centre in Raleigh, North Carolina.

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