It is interesting that the military is making attempts at utilizing alternative energy sources.
he service also is using geothermal- and biomass-generated power at bases in Utah, Nebraska and
Missouri.
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This sort of effort by the military is certainly a move in the right direction. However, in the very same article, I was extremely displeased to read
that there is a move by the military, at the urging of congress, to produce the power that some bases might utilize through the development and
construction of "small nuclear power plants.
“We’ve gotten several requests from members of Congress, which have evolved out of their knowledge of the Air Force leaning forward on energy
initiatives, asking the Air Force to take a look, just to consider . . . whether an Air Force base might be an appropriate host, or test bed if you
will, for a small nuclear facility,” said Anderson. “Nuclear power is being discussed much more seriously than
before.”
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Frankly, I was dumbfounded. Just when it seemed that "things were heading in the right direction" -- through the use of "safe" forms of
alternative energy -- we see that there is a move to utilize nuclear reactors, albeit small ones.
