The Case for the Breeder Reactor

Our energy orisis continues to escalate. The public is begged to conserve energy (55-mph speed limit, less heat in winter, less air conditioning in summer). Oil imports are putting an unprecedented strain on our trade balance. We are threatened with future mass unemployment and a deteriorating standard of living.

But wait! At this point a group of scientists comes forward with an amazing new material. If you drop it in water, the water boils into steam which can be used to produce electricity. An amount that would fit into an average home bathroom would provide the entire U.S. with electric power for a year.

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Bernard L. Cohen

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Our energy orisis continues to escalate. The public is begged to conserve energy (55-mph speed limit, less heat in winter, less air conditioning in summer). Oil imports are putting an unprecedented strain on our trade balance. We are threatened with future mass unemployment and a deteriorating standard of living.

But wait! At this point a group of scientists comes forward with an amazing new material. If you drop it in water, the water boils into steam which can be used to produce electricity. An amount that would fit into an average home bathroom would provide the entire U.S. with electric power for a year.