The last time I reviewed the campaign contribution...

2012-08-30T05:45:13.444-05:00

The last time I reviewed the campaign contributions received by Indiana's Congressmen, AIPAC, the Israeli Lobby, gave a greater amount to Mike Pence than to any of the others. (In the Senate, Bayh was one of the biggest recepients.) Please, God of Love, may Indiana not allow nuclear reactors to be built here.

Modular nuclear power has several advantages that ...

2012-08-29T13:57:01.035-05:00

Modular nuclear power has several advantages that should lead us to seriously take a look at it as these reactors come onto the market:

1. It's standardized. This is taking nuclear power construction out of the craft age and into the assembly line age. That means lower costs
2. It's small. These modules don't require large financial commitments (as powerplants go) with massive build times.
3. It's lower maintenance. These are sealed units that you dig a hole, bury, wire up to the grid, and swap out every twenty years for another sealed unit.
4. It's safer. We've learned a lot since the 1950s when Fukushima's reactor modules were built. We know how to build plants so that they actually can't melt down. The nuclear chain reaction shuts down automatically when things go wrong.
5. Whole plant replacement means that every 20 years the whole installation gets a security and safety upgrade as part of the refueling cycle. Legacy plants like Fukushima with its 60 year old technology just don't happen with the modular deals.

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The last time I reviewed the campaign contribution...

Modular nuclear power has several advantages that ...