Thursday, December 29, 2016

Why Trump Will Not Revive Nuclear Power

Here is a great report which provides ten reasons why there will not be a "nuclear renaissance" during the Trump administration:

http://oilprice.com/Energy/Energy-General/10-Reasons-Trump-Wont-Lead-A-Nuclear-Renaissance.html

They did leave out one factor - our nuclear warheads need tritium, and currently US tritium is produced in commercial power reactors.

However, continuing to manufacture tritium in this manner also will not require a "nuclear renaissance", so in general I agree with the authors.

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