Countries around the world are still studying “Cold Fusion”. It’s not dead as some would have you to believe. We, our country, needs to study and fund this technology. Energy from water seems the way to go......since 3/4+ of the earth is water.
‘Hot’ fusion is a much more realistic and scientifically founded idea(that fiery ball in the sky tells us we can do it), and guess which country is planning on having the first self-contained fusion power plant?
France. At least the USA is part of the group building it, so we can use the results.
Cold fusion, as far as I know, has no proof of actually producing net energy.
Lots of new Nplants in the USofA any time soon? Nope. Why? Three Mile Island is too embedded in the US consciousness..
Reprocessing fuel? Unlikely. Why? Two words - Kerr-McGee (+ related mine, mill and tailing/waste)
Back story -
Creating further negative publicity for the embattled company, Kerr-McGee’s nuclear-fuel processing plant in Gore, Oklahoma, was cited by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for 15 health and safety infractions between 1978 and 1986. In 1986 an overfilled cylinder of uranium hexafluoride exploded, releasing a toxic cloud of radioactive hydrofluoric acid. One employee died, and 110 people were hospitalized.
This fueled public outcry and set in motion a number of legal proceedings. The controversy surrounding the incident was further exacerbated when the Nuclear Regulatory Commission accused Kerr-McGee of giving a false statement during the commission’s investigation.
Also as important, Kerr-McGee lost its Corporate a$$ on the nuke energy business - a lesson not lost on other players in the industry. The FedGov is still paying to clean up mine waste and worker claims related to Uranium mining.
Will we see a large number of Nplants in the US? Not while coal is still a player - Nplants are very expensive, require *massive* FedGov subsidies - and for myself, I do not want ‘low bid’ mentality types running a plant that could devastate an area for centuries.
And I am not even ‘green’.
your mileage may vary.