> The start date will likely be pushed back two years to 2030, according to a press release from the nuclear plant developer TerraPower. The main reason is Russia’s war in Ukraine, as Russia is the only commercial supplier of the highly enriched uranium (HALEU) the plant needs to run.
Great…
> America’s energy independence
Sure.
> First, water isn’t very good at absorbing heat—it turns to steam and stops absorbing heat at just 100 degrees C.
Umm, this is completely wrong and backwards.
Turns out the US has things like worker protection laws and environmental protection laws. Producing it locally is expensive, it is much cheaper to outsource the problem to a country with a more relaxed view on the issue.
Why would we even doubt that?