Small Nukes the Power Generators of the Future?

[longknife]

Could you find a small, underground nuclear generator in your neighborhood? Well, read this and decide for yourself.

PARIS (AP) — Small underground nuclear power plants that could be cheaper to build than their behemoth counterparts may herald the future for an energy industry under intense scrutiny since the Fukushima disaster, the incoming head of the Nuclear Energy Agency told The Associated Press.

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[Old Rocks]

I hope it works, and does not present unforeseen dangers. You see, in the '50's, there were constant articles about how nuclear power would be too cheap to meter, and be fail safe. Hasn't worked out that way, and has left much of us rather cynical about the nuclear industries claims.