Wednesday, September 19, 2012

A Disruptive Technology Sets Its Sights on Nuclear Power

A Disruptive Technology Sets Its Sights on Nuclear Power

Is nuclear power ready for a truly disruptive technology? One company, with a track record of technology revolution, thinks so.The company has convincing cred: It has revolutionized warfare with its Predator drones and aircraft launching from carriers with electromagnetic catapults.Now it wants to soar away from today's reactor designs, rooted in the 1950s and the beliefs of Adm. Hyman G. Rickover, father of the nuclear Navy and by extension the nuclear power industry.Rickover's legacy is the light water reactor, the technology in more than 400…Read more...http://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Nuclear-Power/A-Disruptive-Technology-Sets-Its-Sights-on-Nuclear-Power.html

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