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		quantumwannabe on July 30, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: US regulators will certify first small nuclear rea... Or people will just have a nuclear tower on their lawn. If it can be buried (or partially buried), the tower need not be taller than the house. With some decorations similar to the ones on cell phone towers, it could even look reasonably attractive.

titzer on July 30, 2022 [–]

Back of the envelope, 60MW is 30,000 homes. So a small city or very large town could install just a couple of these and be completely set.

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