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Date: Sun, 10 Feb 2002 11:34:59 EST
Subject: nitrogen

The new liquid nitrogen system installed at the Cryonics Institute has now 
been operating long enough to confirm the specifications, and I'm glad to say 
it checks out. Our nitrogen costs are now reduced by about half, and we also 
save some labor.

As previously mentioned, we installed a 3,000 gallon tank, plus vacuum 
insulated lines directly to each individual cryostat. Besides the cost 
saving, we have a bigger time cushion in case of interruption of supply.

The lower cost per patient per year also means a bigger financial cushion. 
This in turn probably means that, as Dr. Pichugin's research advances, we 
will be able to offer more sophisticated suspension procedures at no increase 
in price. The future sometimes bites us in the butt, and nothing is 
guaranteed, but so far it's looking pretty good.

Robert Ettinger
Cryonics Institute
Immortalist Society
www.cryonics.org

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