By Free Republic | Created at 2024-11-02 12:10:50 | Updated at 2024-11-02 14:24:17
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Navy picks Quantico for nuclear power site
Fauquier Times ^ | 10/31/2024 | Peter Cary
Posted on 11/02/2024 5:10:18 AM PDT by fruser1
The Marine Corps base at Quantico could have its own small nuclear reactor to insulate it from power outages if plans floated by the U.S. Navy earlier this month are fruitful. Quantico is one of seven Navy and Marine Corps bases, including four in Virginia, slated for its own nuclear-based power supply.
“Ensuring that installations can continue their mission in the event of a grid power outage is a critical priority,” the solicitation states.
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TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: electricity; nuclear
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The government knows that its eco policies necessitate nation wide rolling blackouts.
So it's taking steps to make sure it has power when you and I don't.
Microsoft will have it's own nuclear power site on Three-Mile Island.
The combination of government and large businesses being the only ones with power is a telling fact of the increasing degree of fascism in the US.
Fascism is the coordination of governments and business to rule the public.
1 posted on 11/02/2024 5:10:18 AM PDT by fruser1
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