The Little Reactor That Could?

摘要

A week before Halloween 2009, John R. Deal, an entrepreneur who goes almost exclusively by "Grizz," took the stage at the Denver Art Museum to deliver the headline talk at an evening seminar titled "The Truth About Nuclear Energy'' Though slightly less bearded, barrel-chested, and commanding than his nickname suggests, Deal's style was exceedingly casual. A long-sleeved, amply pocketed khaki shirt included a shoulder patch with his company's logo, eliciting an association somewhere between park ranger and scoutmaster-both of which match his cheerful, disarming demeanor. Before launching into the benefits of his company's miniature nuclear reactor, he began with a joke.