IDK, if US have some strange tradition to overprice every nut and bolt for any more or less serious tech and have no tech to use depleted fuel, it does not mean that NPP is not profitable. It means that US economy is broken.
Exactly the issue. There is so much red tape involved that it bankrupted Westinghouse in 2017. Smaller scale thorium reactors are entirely feasible but it won't ever be implemented.
According to Waters, Mahan had prior arrests, including possession of a firearm by a convicted felon, a drug arrest, a felony traffic arrest and a robbery arrest. Records show in 2013, Mahan was sentenced to three years in prison after he was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm. In 1998, Mahan was convicted on two counts of armed robbery and one count of attempted armed robbery.
Known dangerous felon, and at that distance he could close the gap in seconds enough to hit the officer.
Yes. Plenty of YT videos of cops shooting people in split second decisions. Some justified, others poor training/rookie cop.
There is a rule called the 21 ft rule (6.5m) where it'll take a second or two for an attacker to close the gap. Good luck getting a shot off at a moving target. That is why the officer isn't interested in a conversation at the moment. It's a gamble not worth taking. Backup isn't on scene, axe wounds suck to first aid (by yourself). Guy has a long history of violence.
Homie should have dropped the axe.