Trump Budget Backs Nuclear, Coal; Cuts Funding for Renewables

[Marlin]

Trump Budget Backs Nuclear, Coal; Cuts Funding for Renewables


https://www.powermag.com/trump-budget-backs-nuclear-coal-cuts-funding-for-renewables/

[TVA]

Explain how cutting nuclear funds is backing nuclear?

[Rennhack]

Explain how cutting nuclear funds is backing nuclear?

I could say:

$30.6 billion for nuclear science ($2 billion more than Obama),$757 million to support nuclear energy  ($500 million more than Obama),$1.3 billion cut in funding levels for renewable energy

The new budget proposal requests a total of $30.6 billion for the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), about half of which is designated for the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), the agency "responsible for enhancing national security through the military application of nuclear science," according to its website. The budget also requests $757 million to support nuclear energy, though that is $259 million below current funding levels. The money would support "early stage R&D, prioritizing support for advanced manufacturing methods, instrumentation and reactor technologies," and includes $54 million for advanced small modular reactor R&D....$1.3 billion cut in funding levels for renewable energy ...

Instead, I will say: That Article is from Feb 2018... and is not representative of the 2020 budget.

[Marlin]

Instead, I will say: That Article is from Feb 2018... and is not representative of the 2020 budget.

My bad there was a new one out I got the wrong article.

Here is this years.

Trump budget request boosts nuclear, clean coal – while solar, ARPA-E and energy R&D are cut

https://pv-magazine-usa.com/2020/02/11/trump-budget-proposal-boosts-nuclear-starves-arpa-e/?utm_source=Sailthru&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Issue:%202020-02-11%20Utility%20Dive%20Newsletter%20%5Bissue:25612%5D&utm_term=Utility%20Dive

[TVA]

Ok thanks!

[TVA]

Second: not NRC facilities so who cares?

[Marlin]

Second: not NRC facilities so who cares?

All the Nukeworkers that are employed in the DOE/NNSA accelerators, neutron spallation facilities, demolition/remediation, test reactors, nuclear weapon maintenance, maintenance of the non-proliferation stockpile, radioactive waste management low level and high level, isotope production, manufacturing navy nuclear fuel, hot cells for nuclear research, manufacture of Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators for satellites, Nuclear Emergency Support Team (NEST) etc. etc.

Probably far more Nukeworkers in DOE and NNSA than work in commercial power nuclear plants.

Just sayin'   

[Marlin]

Second: not NRC facilities so who cares?

Some of the DOE facilities are NRC regulated.

[Mounder]

"beautiful clean coal!!" If fired in new super-high temperature plants, more quickly than conventional plants.  In the US?  "Could produce emissions of NOx, SO2 and particulates that are actually lower than gas plants."