http://earth2tech.com/2009/02/20/controversial-duo-nuclear-pod-canadian-tar-sands/Don't feel so comfortable with a hot-tub sized nuclear power generator buried under your feet? Perhaps those that mine and process Canada's tar sands deposits will feel differently — at least that's the hope of Hyperion, a startup developing a modular nuclear device. Hyperion floated the idea this morning: Hey, why not use Hyperion Power Modules to clean up the power used to produce oil from the tar sands?
