Nuclear power puts on a happier face?

We discussed a few weeks ago on the run-down a new type of nuclear reactor that utilized depleted uranium and that theoretically be built on a much smaller and safer scale than traditional reactors.  Well it appears that we were not the only ones who noticed this technology as Bill Gates and Toshiba have thrown his prestige (and presumably some of his billions of dollars) behind Terrapower, which is working on this technology.

via Engadget.