Alvin Weinberg's emphasis on designing safer nuclear reactors was sacrificed for the sake of things far more important to the people. Milton Shaw and Chet Hollifield were, in President Nixon's own words, "ruthless" They didn't want competition upstaging their pet project, the liquid metal fast breeder reactor which was being developed in California.
Sneak preview of @ErikSTownsend’s upcoming docuseries about the coming global energy crisis.
Why it can’t be avoided, what caused it, and what it will take to solve it.
4th of 5 special episodes airing Sundays in January. Download associated .PDF https://bit.ly/3JoMzXD
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