Kenneth Bowers: Nuclear power plants are the clear choice for clean energy in the future

To the editor:

A recent letter in a local newspaper accuses President Donald Trump of creating an assault on science regarding energy. The concern is coal and its effect on the environment. We can all agree that energy is the driving force for any country in terms of financial wealth and stability. The United States is blessed to have vast reserves of energy sources. Coal remains a viable energy source, along with oil. However, the time will come when these energy sources are gone. There is only one energy source that does not pollute while at the same time creating energy on a grand scale, and it is nuclear. Half of the Earth’s nuclear material has decayed during the last 4.5 billion years, but there remains enough uranium-238 for the entire planet. In order for developed countries to continue to prosper, nuclear energy must be included while at the same time using all other viable sources. Small reactors will provide energy anywhere in the world under the most extreme conditions. The output from nuclear is astonishing, plain and simple. This is not about Trump, although some people like to think so. It is about being realistic while living on a planet where energy potential and production require common-sense thinking.