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Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 10:41:14 EDT
Subject: long term storage costs

Jeff Davis writes in part:
 

>My  particular interest is the possibility of reducing
>long-term storage  costs.  I envision a dedicated
>solar-powered storage facility,  located in the desert
>southwest, with its own, redundant LN2  generating
>capacity.



The main advantage of self-sufficiency in energy and nitrogen would  relate 
to disaster protection, not economics. 
 
The MARGINAL cost of a new patient at CI is already low. Nitrogen in our  

newest units only costs around $100 per year per patient. Cost of cryostat space
per patient is around $4,000, a one-time expense. When we need a new 
building,  of course that cost will be added. 
 
The main expenses are those of general overhead and labor, including  

research. These are not sensitive to patient numbers, and are shown in our  
financial 
reports.
 
Robert Ettinger


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