New ways of powering up our electricity consuming society has been debated for a while now. The pros and cons of alternative power supplies are many. Wind, solar and even wave energy have been introduced to the market as ways one could power up a home, but none of these seem to have the power needed for today’s high energy spending.

According to the US Department of Energy, small nuclear power plants, implanted in concrete underground could power up 20, 000 houses, making energy a lot cheaper and easier to distribute.

The Hyperion Power Generator will be transported on trucks, placed underground in communities, and will be able to power up to 20, 000 homes. The mini nuclear plant is self sufficient and can be planted in communities and starting work in approximately 5 years.

The plants will be able of delivering power approximately 10 years, time after which they will have to be transported back to a power plant to be refilled. Scientists say that there are no risks in this project, as the generators have no moving parts, are impossible to be stolen, or turned into weapons and cause no harm to the environment, as they are buried deep in blocks of concrete.

A single reactor will cost approximately $25 million and in a community of 10, 000 houses people would need to pay a very affordable $2,500. The technology for the mini reactors is based on TRIGA research reactor design, which is being used successfully in university campuses.