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• Atomic Show #148 - Hyperion Power Module Update with VP of Engineering and Chief of Staff

  I spoke yesterday evening with Forrest Rudin and TJ Trapp of Hyperion Power Generation. TJ is Hyperion's Vice President of Engineering, Forrest is the Chief of Staff. You can listen to our conversation at Atomic Show #148 - Hyperion Power Module Update . We were able to delve into some significant detail about the current state of the system design including the coolant choice, the fuel material... Posted Jan 22 2010, 02:56 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: Atomic Show, Hyperion Power Generation, Hyperion Power Module, HPM

• How can policy help overcome hurdles to nuclear power in the United States?

  Over at The Energy Collective , Jesse Jenkins, who directs the energy and climate policy program at the Breakthrough Institute posed a series of questions about public policy aimed at initiating a discussion about overcoming hurdles to nuclear power deployment . His entering position for the sake of this discussion is that deploying nuclear power is a good thing, so he has made a strong effort to keep... Posted Dec 02 2009, 04:45 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: small reactors, NuScale, Hyperion Power Generation, mPower, small nuclear

• More Hyperion information - Techrockies interview with John (Grizz) Deal

  One of the many things that continue to bug me about the world is the way that many people in the computer and electronics world have captured the term "tech" for their industries. I sometimes feel like that kid in a great big family who finally acts up just to get some attention. I want to jump up and down and tell Silicon Valley types - especially the ones on Sand Hill Road - hey guys,... Posted Sep 25 2008, 03:18 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: Hyperion Power Generation

• John R. "Grizz" Deal - CEO of Hyperion Power Generation, Inc. on The Atomic Show #104

  On August 29, 2008, I spoke with John Deal, the CEO of Hyperion Power Generation about his company's plans to build 4,000 small nuclear power plants sized to be able to be transported anywhere in the world on the back of a truck. (Of course, there are places in the world not reachable by truck, but anything that can be put on the back of a standard flat bed can generally be carried via large helicopter... Posted Aug 30 2008, 04:16 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: small nuclear power plants, Hyperion Power Generation

• Hyperion Power Generation announces receipt of its first Letter of Intent (to purchase)

  On August 12, 2008, Hyperion Power Generation issued a press release announcing the receipt of a letter of intent (LOI) from TES Group, an investment company that is developing energy projects in Central Eastern Europe. There are several interesting tidbits of information from the press release. LES intends an initial purchase of 6 Hyperion Power Modules (HPM) at a cost of approximately $25 million... Posted Aug 12 2008, 08:04 AM by Atomic Insights Blog Filed under: Hyperion Power Generation, TES Group, Hyperion Power Modules