What fraction of Oregon electrical generation is exported to other states? No mention in the article of Oregon's extensive hydroelectric generation or wind farms in the eastern part of the state.
The slowdown of nuclear power was led on the activist front by national environmental organizations like the Sierra Club and the National Wildlife Federation, as well as the Union of Concerned Scientists. Individuals like Jane Fonda and Ralph Nader also played a major role.
After the Three Mile Island Accident, Carter convened the Kemeny Commission which led to a substantial expansion of the complexity of complying with NRC's regulations, which in turn drove up costs and contributed greatly to the slowdown of nuclear power expansion.
The anti-nuclear drive was in many ways similar to the current anti-data center drive.
What fraction of Oregon electrical generation is exported to other states? No mention in the article of Oregon's extensive hydroelectric generation or wind farms in the eastern part of the state.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power_in_Oregon
...maybe they should rethink their anti-nuclear climate-change-denial stance in Oregon (sayonara Trojan).
No worries
The Chinese are going beating us over the head with Oak Ridge, Tennessee even if we drop everything today we are 10-15 years behind.
https://www.neimagazine.com/news/china-refuels-thorium-react...
https://china-environment-news.net/2025/06/01/world-first-ch...
It's beyond shameful how the US squandered its investments in science and technology and let the crony capitalists strip mine our economy instead.
But hey, it's ok because we have plenty of beautiful, clean coal. /s
The slowdown of nuclear power was led on the activist front by national environmental organizations like the Sierra Club and the National Wildlife Federation, as well as the Union of Concerned Scientists. Individuals like Jane Fonda and Ralph Nader also played a major role.
After the Three Mile Island Accident, Carter convened the Kemeny Commission which led to a substantial expansion of the complexity of complying with NRC's regulations, which in turn drove up costs and contributed greatly to the slowdown of nuclear power expansion.
The anti-nuclear drive was in many ways similar to the current anti-data center drive.