Jennifer Granholm is the U.S. Secretary of Energy. She told the U.S. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee (SENRC) that the U.S. Department of Energy (DoE) is drafting a plan for a “broad uranium strategy” to ensure a steady supply of uranium to meet national requirements. The strategy work is being led by Katheryn Huff who was appointed as Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy.
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Kaushal said that a Poseidon attack could “certainly render a coastal city uninhabitable or destroy good part of a carrier battle group at sea. It could wipe out a coastal city but not the UK as a whole.” He added that dealing with flooding caused by radioactive water would be a challenge.
Norwegian shipbuilder Ulstein has announced the design concept for a replenishment, research and rescue vessel called Thor. It will feature a thorium salt reactor and could be used as a mobile power/charging station for a new type of battery driver cruise ships.