Joe Manchin

Another voice is heard. Senator Joe Manchin was interviewed and discussed how the US could get control of the deficit not just by cutting spending and raising taxes but through innovation which he said included small low pressure nuclear reactors. The use of thorium reactors could lower the cost of energy while simultaneously fighting climate change. It could produce hydrogen for carbon free transportation and desalt sea water which would bring down the price of food by growing in desert areas. It could start to use up all of the stored nuclear waste. The plants are small and could be built near the point of use greatly reducing the need for long transmission lines. The space needed for a plant is much smaller that the equivalent of wind and solar. Let's go Joe!