We need to be doing both. Once the grid is fixed or close to it then we will need carbon capture to reverse the damage. It’s either that or massive reforestation or using algae or something (liquid trees anyone?).
Pure reactionary xenophobia. Chinese thorium reactors are cutting edge, and we’re adding degree points to the global average by not adopting it ASAP.
If they own the plant they could theoretically sabotage it. Would they in practice? No idea but so long as the USA believes they might they won’t use Chinese technology.
Neither the USA or China are good regimes. To be honest I want to see them both either broken or re-formed.
Westinghouse aren’t the only people in the USA doing nuclear research afaik. I believe the DOE national laboratory does research on fusion for example. There are private companies like NuScale also working on fission designs in the USA.
We need to be doing both.
In proportion to their value add. Enormous investments in a low yield long shot against minor investment in a sure thing is a bad strategy
It’s not a long shot though. We already know this technology works as it has been tested on small scales.
