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The tiny nuclear reactors called Hyperion are capable of moving enough to provide electricity and heating for about 10,000 households for many years. They are very flexible, absolutely safe and require little maintenance.

Hyperion Power Generation, a power supply company based in New Mexico, USA said that in the future, the process of buying electricity can take place as follows: buying, digging holes to bury in the ground, connecting to the network electricity and heating. The company's plan could be made possible by a small nuclear reactor built by the US Los Alamos National Research Center.

The Hyperion reactor is only a few meters in diameter so people can transport it to the most remote places. The furnace has a power capacity of 25 MW, a heating capacity of 70 MW - capable of supplying energy to 10,000 households. The reactor costs $ 25 million. "We want to produce electricity around the world for 10 cents for 1 kWh," said John Deal, director of Hyperion Power Generation.

A nuclear power plant in California, USA.Photo: britanica.com.

John has more than 100 orders, most of which come from energy and oil. He confirmed that the mini nuclear reactor has a very high safety level. A disaster like Chernobyl could not happen because the reactor had no moving parts that could be damaged. The oven uses uranium hydride as fuel and cooled with potassium. In addition, Hyperion has the ability to adjust itself. The risk of nuclear melting cannot occur because small kilns should excess heat be absorbed completely by the surrounding environment.

The principle of this nuclear power plant is nothing new. Many small nuclear reactors were built in Russia and the United States in the 1950s to provide energy for remote areas. They built them using techniques for submarine nuclear reactors.

But to start mass production of mini nuclear reactors, Hyperion Power Generation must wait for the test results of the US authorities. According to information from the World Nuclear Association (WNA), the Nuclear Management Commission (NRC) can issue licenses in 2012.