President Trump, 'Drug addiction not our future'

By Paul Ebeling : Monday, President Donald Trump says the nation “must get tough” with drug dealers, which includes utilizing the death penalty.

President Trump unveiled his plan to combat the nation’s deadly opioid addiction in a speech Monday in Manchester, New Hampshire, a state ravaged by the drug.

President Trump said “failure is not an option” and vowed that “addiction is not our future.”

He vowed to help create “a generation of drug-free children.” He explained that, under the current law, a dealer could sell a drug that could kill hundreds but only receive a short prison sentence.

This is President Trump’s 1st visit as President to New Hampshire. His victory there in the Y 2016 Republican primary helped propel him to the nomination.

Melania Trump says “real progress” is being made in combatting the nation’s opioid crisis because of the hard work of doctors and nurses across the country.

She introduced President Donald Trump at an event Monday in Manchester, New Hampshire, where he’s outlining more elements of his plan to combat the opioid addiction.

One element of the plan includes applying the federal death penalty to drug traffickers where applicable under current law. Raising education and awareness, and expanding access to proven treatment and recovery efforts.

Mrs. Trump spoke about her visits to hospitals and clinics that help children who were born addicted to opioids.

Earlier, President Donald Trump dropped in on New Hampshire firefighters before he gave his speech about the nation’s opioid drug crisis.

President Trump told the firefighters he’s getting a “big response” in Congress for his 3-part plan to end the drug epidemic. The plan focuses on education and raising awareness, law enforcement, and expanding access to proven treatment and recovery efforts. One element includes subjecting drug traffickers to the federal death penalty.

His 3-part plan includes multiple steps to raise awareness, cut the illicit drug flow and expand proven treatment options.

Administration officials say President Trump also wants Congress to pass legislation reducing the amount of drugs necessary to trigger mandatory minimum sentences on traffickers who knowingly distribute certain illicit opioids. Source: Live Trading News

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Reactor internals en route to demo Hualong One unit

The reactor internals for Fuqing 5 leave the factory (Image: CNNC)

The reactor internals for the demonstration Hualong One being constructed as unit 5 of the Fuqing nuclear power plant in China's Fujian province have been shipped from the manufacturing plant in Shanghai. The unit is scheduled to be completed next year.

The reactor internals were designed by China Nuclear Power Research and Design Institute and manufactured by the Shanghai No.1 Machine Tool Plant. China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) announced today that the components left the manufacturing plant yesterday for the construction site.

Reactor internals are the major structures within a reactor vessel that have one or more functions such as supporting the core, maintaining fuel alignment, directing primary coolant flow, providing radiation shields for the reactor vessel, and guiding in-core instrumentation.

CNNC noted that the reactor internals "are components in the nuclear island main equipment that are difficult to manufacture, require long processing cycles, and require high assembly precision".

The control rod drive mechanism for use at Fuqing 5 passed factory acceptance tests on 15 March. The ML-B type drive mechanism was independently developed by CNNC China Nuclear Power Research and Design Institute and fully domestically manufactured by Shanghai No.1 Machine Tool Plant, CNNC said.

Fuqing 5's reactor pressure vessel was installed on 28 January. The vessel completed hydraulic pressure tests in April last year. Those tests confirmed the integrity of the vessel's welds and seals.

In November 2014, CNNC announced that the fifth and sixth units at Fuqing will use the domestically-developed Hualong One PWR design, marking its first deployment. The company had previously expected to use the ACP1000 design for those units, but plans were revised in line with a re-organisation of the Chinese nuclear industry. China's State Council gave final approval for construction of Fuqing units 5 and 6 in April 2015.

The pouring of first concrete for Fuqing 5 began in May that year, marking the official start of construction of the unit. Construction of unit 6 began in December the same year. The dome of unit 5 was installed on the containment building in May last year. Fuqing 5 and 6 are scheduled to be completed in 2019 and 2020, respectively.

Researched and written: by World Nuclear News, Source: http://www.world-nuclear-news.org/

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