Washington Post article about mini nuclear plants

I'll hope to analyze this in more detail later, but the Post had an interesting article about the potential (or lack thereof) of mini nuclear power plants:

Miniature nuclear reactors might be a safe, efficient source of power

What about radiation, you ask? The ash coming from a typical coal plant carries plenty of radiation: According to some estimates, it carries 100 times more radiation into the surrounding area than a nuclear reactor producing the same amount of energy.