Why American Designed Nuclear Power Plants Make the World Safer© By Richard McPherson March 22, 2020 Since 1950, Americans have undisputedly demonstrated the safest nuclear power plants. Since World War I Americans have demonstrated their wiliness to help other free countries push back against predators. American diplomacy has been to help other countries, even those who live under leaders against freedom. For over 243 years America has stood as the one shining light on the hill attracting immigrants from every corner of the world who desire freedom and opportunities. Americans are born into, thanks to our founding fathers and the many who have sacrificed since 1776 to live and thrive under our Constitution. Scholars like Paul R. Hensel at the Department of Political Science, Florida State University in Tallahassee, Florida studied (with others) international conflicts from 1816 to 1992. Conflicts over territory and natural resources result in wars. Non-territory disagreements generally do not lead to war. America has not created conflicts over territories; historically we have attempted to resolve them. Communist countries intend on taking over counties one-by-one until they control the world’s resources including its population of 7.6 billion people. No communist country in recent years demonstrated its desire more than the Republic of China (“China”) pursuing its “Belt and Road” initiative (BRI) investing billions in (currently 137) countries with the intention of putting nuclear power plants there as part of economically dominating other countries. History has shown what communist controlled Russia did to economically control western European countries dependent on its natural gas. Ponder what China by controlling electricity supplies can do to a country? American diplomacy needs to bring together countries as one providing commercial nuclear power to the world, like Australia, Canada, France, India, Japan, and the United Kingdom. Nuclear technology and funding are available. In the United States (“US”) Idaho and Tennessee have the resources for an advanced Generation IV reactor to be online in 2023. In Idaho, Premier Technology, Inc., located in Blackfoot, Idaho, working with MicroNuclear LLC., Brentwood, Tennessee and the University of Idaho, in Idaho Falls, Idaho can team with the Idaho National Laboratory (INL) also in Idaho Falls, to provide the push back against China the world needs to witness. At the same time companies as General Electric, NuScale Power and Westinghouse are pursuing new designs, including working with potential customers in several countries. Two have publicly announced new small modular reactors (SMRs) to be online; General Electric in 2029 and NuScale Power in 2026. Westinghouse recently announced a sale of 1
six AP1000’s to India. The same type sold to China after Toshiba bought Westinghouse in 2006. Westinghouse is now owned by Brookfield Business Partners, L.P. in Canada. There are no safer, higher quality, reliable commercial nuclear plants available in the world that can fulfill President Dwight D. Eisenhower’s vision he put forth in his “Atoms for Peace” speech at the United Nations in New York City on December 8, 1953, than those developed under American leadership.
The author has been involved in nuclear energy since entering the US Navy Nuclear Propulsion Program in 1963. Richard has experience in every facet of nuclear energy. From 1989-1993, Richard served as the US Representative to a special six-nation group set up as a result of the 1985 Chernobyl accident in the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA). The group studied and reported on “Nuclear Fuel Cycle Facilities, the Environment and Public Opinion.” Now in Idaho, Richard is involved in finding individual solutions under the nexus of agriculture, water and energy to be aggregated into executable solutions for Idaho first. Then sharing them nationwide and internationally.
Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Station, California, USA
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