Nuclear Battery
By Charles L. Evans
We have talked of using solar and wind power on a commercial scale. It has been implement and it works with one bad draw back. When the wind does not blow or the sun does not shine you ain’t got no power–period. Then you start up the fossil fuel generators for back-up. Is there a better way?
There is a better way. We have stated before that Nuclear Power is the back up needed for solar and wind power. Many people have an objection to Nuclear Power due to a couple of disasters and the media and oil company hype about how bad it is. Bad press has made our energy costs several times more expensive than it needs to be.
Did you know the the mission statement for the Fast Flux Test Facility on the Hanford Nuclear Reservation was “Power to cheap to meter.” This project produced more fuel than it used and was the closest thing to perpetual motion that I have ever seen. I have been through that project before and after it was shut down. It was an American Tragedy when that facility was shut down.
We now have another chance at inexpensive safe nuclear power. A recent development at the Los Alomos National Laboratory has made cheap safe nuclear power again an option. These “Nuclear Batteries” could be use in conjunction with wind and solar power to provide an environmentally friendly energy source for this country. We have the fuel source, the technology and will to do this. We need to recognize the opportunity. Check out this link for more information.