How long has it been since we have built new nuclear reactors in this country? When was the last time we had a breeder reactor creating plutonium? When was the last time we created a nuclear weapon? We have been dismantling our nuclear weapons stockpile for some time now.
When the nuclear reactors are shut down and we have no more nuclear weapons (the Leftists are seeing to that) what will be the mission of the DoE?
Now youre just getting hysterical....
The DoE (or its former self) was providing for the development, building, monitoring, and disposal of our nuclear arsenal long before the energy crisis of the 70’s.
As to nuclear power for civil use, when an admin with a positive view towards nuclear power comes back into office, it will be the DoE and the contractor base that it maintains to keep Navy subs and carriers powered that will provide the base for that reactor industry to rebuild. Otherwise it would be lost completely.
Understand, I agree with your concerns. Its not DoE’s fault for lack of nuclear energy industry today. In fact, they are holding the line best they can while politicians fiddle.