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Interesting
anouncement...... http://www.energy.gov/news/8584.htm
January 29,
2010 Secretary
Chu Announces Blue Ribbon Commission on America’s Nuclear Future <SNIP> .......which
includes a list of Commission members. As
one commentator noted, the names on the list are as significant as the names
NOT on it: <quote> ......having no
sodium-fast-breeder guys on this commission is really significant.... This
may be the biggest thing to ever happen to the prospects for thorium and the
liquid-fluoride reactor. The DOE's announced their commision, and Per [Peterson
is] on it. ...... Per
[Peterson] is a huge supporter of fluoride reactors and he understands their
inherent advantages over LWRs and IFRs. <end
quote> (for
more see http://www.energyfromthorium.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=63&t=2148
) The
scope of the Commission is outlined in President Obama’s memo: Presidential
Memorandum on the Blue Ribbon Commission (pdf - 10k) http://www.energy.gov/news/documents/2010nuclearfuture_memo.pdf
THE WHITE
HOUSE Office of the
Press Secretary For Immediate
Release January 29, 2010 January 29,
2010 MEMORANDUM
FOR THE SECRETARY OF ENERGY SUBJECT: Blue
Ribbon Commission on America's Nuclear Future <SNIP> The
Commission should conduct a comprehensive review of policies for managing the
back end of the nuclear fuel cycle, including all alternatives for the storage,
processing, and disposal of civilian and defense used nuclear fuel and nuclear waste.
This review should include an evaluation of advanced
fuel cycle technologies that would optimize energy recovery, resource
utilization, and the minimization of materials derived from nuclear activities
in a manner consistent with U.S. nonproliferation goals. ..... In performing
its functions, the Commission should consider a broad
range of technological and policy alternatives, and should analyze
the scientific, environmental, budgetary, economic, financial, and management
issues, among others, surrounding each alternative it considers. Where
appropriate, the Commission may also identify potential statutory changes. <SNIP> |