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The Future of Fission Reactors May Be Small

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Giorgio Locatelli, Polytechnic University of Milan But SMR plans are not in short supply. NuScale has plans to build a US plant in Idaho by 2030; the company is involved in the UK , Poland , and Romania as well. Where, then, can SMR operators turn for fuel? Just like their larger counterparts, SMRs will produce nuclear waste.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Today BYD employs 130,000 people in 11 factories, eight in China and one each in India, Hungary, and Romania. They generate fewer greenhouse gas emissions than cars that burn gasoline, and they have lower fuel costs, even when oil is cheap. near Motorola, and another 20 or so work in San Francisco, not far from Apple.

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