Energy independence

Clearly Secure is involved in development of remote wireless technology and one issue holding back deployment of some of these systems is power requirements. Energy independence can be political, but also can just mean no wires! :) SMRs: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Small_Modular_Reactors An interesting summary of a range of SMRs. How small can they get? http://aygn.org/__data/assets/pdf_file/0005/49685/Lecture_Event_20101021.pdf Is Australia funding development of this technology? Probably not. http://www.ansto.gov.au/ An argument saying large reactors will be cheaper. I think they missed the point that SMRs can be used in remote locations. Also I wonder if they considered the saving in infrastructure costs such as reduced need for construction and maintenance of transmission lines? http://www.ieer.org/fctsheet/small-modular-reactors2010.pdf Other links: http://www.world-nuclear.org/info/inf33.html http://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/13/science/earth/13nuke.html?_r=1 http://theenergycollective.com/dan-yurman/52074/two-new-entries-market-small-modular-reactors http://www.ieer.org/fctsheet/small-modular-reactors2010.pdf http://energydeals.wordpress.com/2011/02/15/administration-to-push-for-small-%E2%80%98modular%E2%80%99-reactors/

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