Reply #1: Very interesting. [View All]

[tinrobot]

I like that it's a modular size and that it uses a type of nuclear reaction that can't go haywire. The obvious concerns are waste disposal and security.

What exactly happens to the radioactive material once it's used? Does the waste disposal expense from these things get offloaded on to the taxpayer and go to that boondoggle known as Yucca Mountain?

Can someone dig one of these up and steal the radioactive material for nefarious purposes? (dirty bomb, etc...)