Title: A Sound Energy Policy for the United States

Subject: In the 1970s the United States was leading the world in energy developments for future deployment. Since then the United States has completely decimated that existing energy development and deployment capability by eliminating all United States capacity for energy system deployment. Further, DOE is saying a decision will be made by 2030 on what power source to pursue. By 2030 the United States, at the present DOE rate, will not have the capacity to pursue any new energy source.

Action: DOE must be selecting a future energy source now, based on sound existing knowledge and putting all required infrastructure in place, for the United States to be successful in energy deployment in the future. 2030 is too late. Future discoveries can be factored into the mix when they are proven.

Opposition: Obviously all those against the United States are happy with the present approach of study, study, study, and Oh, now we don’t have the capability to do anything. Guess we will have to pursue our present course of using expensive (dependent) oil and continue to denude our country to obtain more coal (both cases adding to air pollution). The national laboratories are pursuing their pie in the sky schemes to further their continued financial support by DOE. The public, spurned by the unknowledgeable media, in their ignorance, are afraid of rational power development, especially if it involves use of the existing 700 years of US electrical energy fuel supply, Depleted Uranium Hexafloride material.

Supporters: Who is for a Sound Energy Policy for the United States? Rational people, recognizing the facts and as a result the potential for the United States, are frustrated that the potential is not being soundly pursued. I’m sure all utility executives recognize the future potential for the United States. Surprising enough, many Environmentalists who are not anti-American are starting to support nuclear power because it is clean.

In the words spoken by Burt Rutan during the X-plane’s historic space flights: “Engineering is just the details, but the will and courage to do it makes the difference”.

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