Dear Editor:
There is no doubt that nuclear power, which is clean, affordable energy that doesn’t pollute or kill birds and whales, IS the future.
The reality is that currently 32 countries around the world generate their electricity using nuclear reactors. There are 438 reactors in operation, with 57 under construction. In Western countries, they are built to extremely high safety standards, and in every country they operate, they produce clean and affordable energy.
Modern nuclear power plant designs are not only safe and economical, but can produce hydrogen fuel by electrolysis of water when electrical power is not in high demand. Additionally, spent thorium fuel can be disposed of by recycling it into existing conventional nuclear power plants.
From Wiki, a hydrogen vehicle (HV) is a vehicle that uses hydrogen fuel as its motive power. Hydrogen vehicles include hydrogen-powered space rockets, as well as ships and aircraft. The power is generated by converting hydrogen’s chemical energy into mechanical energy, either by reacting hydrogen with oxygen in a fuel cell to power electric motors or, less commonly, by burning hydrogen in an internal combustion engine.
Contrast HVs with EVs: From Carfax, a cheap Chevy Bolt costs about $28,000 new and will be worth about $7,200 in 8 years/100,000 miles. The cost of replacing the battery? $16,000. So the lifespan of an EV? Push it… maybe 6-8 years. Then it’s junk.
“Truth, like oil in water, eventually rises to the surface.” – Charles Chan
Phil Molvar
Southport
