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The current proposal to develop nuclear power in the Middle East is a threat to the National Security of the United States.

Due to the continued instability and regime changes, it would be a threat to the security of everyone who lives in that region.

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Putting aside the fact that spent nuclear fuel is key in producing nuclear weapons, more nuclear waste will be produced and there is no plan to store it.

That waste will be highly radioactive for tens of thousands of years… and cost TRILLIONS of dollars to maintain properly.

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“The EPA’s order, which caps decades of bureaucratic delay, intense debates and public protests, is expected to take fewer than five years and cost those responsible for the site an estimated $205 million.”

https://www.washingtonpost.com/energy-environment/2018/09/27/epa-orders-extensive-cleanup-radioactive-waste-site-near-st-louis/

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But that’s Hanford… it’s almost 100 years old.
Surely things have gotten better since then?

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https://www.nsenergybusiness.com/projects/fukushima-daiichi-nuclear-power-plant-decommissioning/#:~:text=The%20decommissioning%20of%20Fukushima%20Daiichi,companies%20and%20new%20electricity%20providers.

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Even if everything goes well, the price to build those nuclear power plants outweighs any potential gains.

And those returns won’t be realized for DECADES to come… that’s only IF everything goes well.

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“72% of the cost increase was due to indirect costs, indicating a large increase in expensive professionals such as engineers and managers.”

https://progress.institute/nuclear-power-plant-construction-costs/

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TRANSLATION: The people who keep these plants operating SAFELY.

Lax regulations and a changing climate puts everyone’s lives in jeopardy.

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“Nuclear power plants in Washington were canceled after estimated construction costs increased from $4.1 billion to over $24 billion… and two South Carolina reactors were canceled after costs rose from $9.8 billion to $25 billion.”

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36 nuclear power plants at $25 billion each… that’s $900 billion.

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“For Gulf Arab rulers who fear that Washington is not a reliable long-term guardian, nuclear power generation may offer an alternate path to maintaining a US strategic interest in securing their regimes.”

https://thebulletin.org/2020/03/for-uae-the-political-perks-of-nuclear-power-eclipse-economics/

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Building nuclear power plants isn’t the way to do that. Maintaining peace and security, for your nation and your neighbors, will do that.

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Our National Security… in fact, the security of the entire WORLD depends on our listening to wise counsel.

Who should be advising us on what our nuclear strategies should be… and who shouldn’t.

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