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Est. 1987 • Prairie Knob, Nebraska

Small-town service. Industrial-grade fission.

We're a family reactor shop in a converted feed store. Hank Sr. does the thermal hydraulics, Hank Jr. runs the counter, and cousin Denise welds containment domes on weekends. Come on by, or call. Hank answers.

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"If we can't fission it, it can't be fissioned." Hand-painted on the sign out front, and we stand by it.

The folks

Three of us, plus the dog

You'll deal with a person here, and probably a person you'll deal with again for thirty years. The dog is named Becquerel. He is not allowed in the dry storage area and he knows it.

Hank Sr. drawing reactor schematics at his drafting table

Hank Sr.

Founded the shop in 1987 after the feed business got slow and he "had all this room." Handles thermal hydraulics, core design, and complaints about the website.

Hank Jr. behind the front counter with the coffee pot and punch cards

Hank Jr.

Runs the front counter, the punch cards, and now this website, which took him most of a winter. If you call, you get Hank Sr. If you email, you get Hank Jr. in three to five days.

Cousin Denise welding a containment dome

Cousin Denise

Welds containment domes on weekends. Her seams have outlasted two tornadoes and every one of her marriages. Ask about the barn quilt paint option, she's proud of it.

Try the Sizer

What are you tryin' to power?

Folks always ask Hank what size they need, and Hank always asks the same question back. Slide it to what you're powering and we'll point you at the right unit.

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Hank recommends
Rated output

The Sizer is for conversation purposes. Final sizing is done by Hank Sr., on paper, at your kitchen table.

Off the lot

A few units folks like

The Pocket Rooster, a microreactor the size of a doghouse styled like a tiny red barn
Backyard

The Pocket Rooster

A microreactor the size of a doghouse. Runs the well pump, the freezer, and every string of Christmas lights you own, forever.

$9,750
The Homestead, a garden shed sized backyard reactor with a red gambrel roof
Backyard

The Homestead

Our best seller. Shed-sized, gambrel roof to match the barn, and quiet enough that the hum becomes a comfort.

$48,500
The County Line, twin cooling towers rising out of cornfields
Municipal

The County Line

Twin towers, 1,100 megawatts, visible from four townships. For co-ops, counties, and one rancher who wouldn't say why.

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Word of mouth

What the neighbors say

"Hank Sr. talked me out of the bigger unit. Said I'd never use all them megawatts. He was right, and he lost money telling me so. Honest folks."
Merle P., grain farmer, two counties over
"The dome Denise welded has been through two hailstorms and a tornado. My actual house has not. We live in the dome now. It's fine."
Charlene K., Homestead owner since 2019
"Called about a humming noise at 6 a.m. Hank answered on the second ring, said 'that's normal,' and hung up. It was normal."
Dwight R., Pocket Rooster household
"Our tenth reactor really was half off, just like the punch card says. Nobody at corporate believed us."

Pricing, plainly

No tiers, no bundles, one punch card

Every unit on the lot has its price painted right on it. Backyard units start at $4,000 for the Fixer-Upper and top out around $61,500 for the Grain Silo. The Church Social runs $240,000 installed. The County Line is a sit-down conversation.

Anything you can load on a wagon, you can buy right here on the website. Anything that needs a crane, a permit hearing, or a casserole schedule starts with a phone call.

And yes, the punch card is real. Buy nine reactors and the tenth is half off. One co-op has done it. They got a plaque.

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The Hank & Sons punch card, nine of ten reactor stamps punched

The old-fashioned way still works best

For quotes, site visits, refueling, or that humming noise you're worried about:

(402) 555-0187

Hank answers. If it's Sunday, Hank still answers, but he'll be short with you.