Do not think about republicans vs democrats: you are being lured
Remember that in the US, since its early days, money is everything (and money is amoral in itself)
Regarding the energy topic and stuff, check out "breeder reactor" in the internet. It's a kind of nuclear reactor which was discarded half a century ago because uranium is cheap and because we do not care about nuclear waste.
The interesting thing is, they consume almost all the energy from the raw material, leaving a worthless waste (half-life: around 30 years => not an big deal)
They are a bit more expensive (probably due to being 50 years late in innovation), but nothing dramatic
Their outputs are equivalent to light water reactors (most common types of power plant)
India has been working on this for decades, because it can work with Thorium (and there are massive deposite on it on their soil)
Remember that in the US, since its early days, money is everything (and money is amoral in itself)
Regarding the energy topic and stuff, check out "breeder reactor" in the internet. It's a kind of nuclear reactor which was discarded half a century ago because uranium is cheap and because we do not care about nuclear waste.
The interesting thing is, they consume almost all the energy from the raw material, leaving a worthless waste (half-life: around 30 years => not an big deal)
They are a bit more expensive (probably due to being 50 years late in innovation), but nothing dramatic
Their outputs are equivalent to light water reactors (most common types of power plant)
India has been working on this for decades, because it can work with Thorium (and there are massive deposite on it on their soil)