tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post1293433218625540564..comments2024-03-07T02:00:01.582-05:00Comments on NEI Nuclear Notes: Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz in IdahoUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-62702638017938087032014-08-27T09:05:01.794-04:002014-08-27T09:05:01.794-04:00Either Dr. Moniz misspoke or--more likely--he was ...Either Dr. Moniz misspoke or--more likely--he was misquoted by a reporter who knows little about nuclear power. There are no small modular reactors in the early stages of construction--at least, not in the US--and they are unlikely to reach that state for at least another 5-10 years (if then). The designs still have to undergo NRC review, and someone has to apply for a license to build one, which has not happened yet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10911751.post-81576868034300370712014-08-26T12:21:22.611-04:002014-08-26T12:21:22.611-04:00Moniz is all talk and no real support for nuclear....Moniz is all talk and no real support for nuclear. The money dispersed is pennies compared to what's been showered on unworkable solar and wind schemes.<br /><br />One need look no further than him appointing a UCS wonk as his chief of staff to know that at heart, he's anti-nuclear. A pro nuclear secretary would be taking real action and recommending real movement that would get dozens of reactors built, not a handful. Furthermore, he'd be knocking on Obama's door begging him not to appoint the proposed political weasels to the NRC board.traghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13567888742411686266noreply@blogger.com