Re: [asa] Nuclear energy

A clarification. This bill has only gone through the House but has not
reached the floor of the Senate yet. (Obligatory reference to "I'm Just a
Bill" from Schoolhouse Rock. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H-eYBZFEzf8 ) My
words "final passage" should be taken in that context.

On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 9:42 AM, Rich Blinne <rich.blinne@gmail.com> wrote:

>
>
> On Thu, Aug 27, 2009 at 8:19 AM, John Burgeson (ASA member) <
> hossradbourne@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Just a note nere, from one who is firmly "on the fence" on this one:
>>
>> Thorium-based plants don't have the problem of finite uranium supply
>> -- at least the amounts available seem sufficient for 100-200 years.
>> So "finite uranium" ought not be part of the argument.
>>
>
> The following amendment from Rep. Joe Sestak (D-PA) made it into final
> passage in HR 2454.
>
>
> http://www.rules.house.gov/111/AmndmentsSubmitted/hr2454/sestak78_hr2454_111.pdf
>
> This would require a study and report from the Secretary of Energy no later
> than February 1, 2011 to respond to the following 2005 IAEA report on
> Thorium fuel cycles.
>
> http://www-pub.iaea.org/MTCD/publications/PDF/TE_1450_web.pdf
>
> Rich Blinne
> Member ASA
>
>

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Received on Thu Aug 27 11:56:04 2009