According to what I have read, the nation could probably NOT be weaned from foreign oil by a domestic nuclear energy industry. The bulk of the foreign oil that we import goes to fueling America's transportation infrastructure, not its power needs. It is a solution for the consumption of refined oil products by cars/trucks/planes/ships that is needed, not solely nuclear energy.
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According to what I have read, the nation could probably NOT be weaned from foreign oil by a domestic nuclear energy industry. The bulk of the foreign oil that we import goes to fueling America's transportation infrastructure, not its power needs. It is a solution for the consumption of refined oil products by cars/trucks/planes/ships that is needed, not solely nuclear energy.
Verhoeven's article in the Journal of Metallurgy on their findings is at this link. http://www.tms.org/pubs/journals/JOM/9809/Verhoeve n-9809.html