DOE oversees the procurment of nuclear material for our nukes. They’re kinda important.
“DOE oversees the procurment of nuclear material for our nukes. They’re kinda important.”
Fold procurment of nuclear material into the Nuclear Regulatory Agency, get rid of DOE. Kinda saves a bunch of money.
Yes, and final assembly is in TX.
Exactly so.
WWII nukes, power plants, SS Savannah, USS Nautilus, USS Enterprise and rest of nuclear Navy simply could not have existed prior to the formation of DOE in '77.
Fine. Transfer that important task to DoD.
Baloney. We don’t buy nuke material anymore since FERC won’t approve new permits. U.S sits on one of largest uranium reserves. DOE isn’t needed for that. We should allow fuel rods to be reprocessed, like France.
Perry clearly did not know what the department did when he wanted to get rid of it (I think he admitted as much), and neither did I. What it mostly does (Nuclear stuff) is important but I don’t think it needs it’s own cabinet department, sounds like something for a Defense Undersec or something.
Or something to be folded into “Interior” along with with transportation and Agriculture. So many of these Departments are so minor in what they do. Sec of Housing having the same rank as Sec of State seems kinda stupid to me, I’d pare down the Cabinet.
Back in the Day it was only State, Treasury, AG, War, Navy, Interior, and Postmaster General (used as a sinecure to appoint a political adviser to the cabinet)