Jed wrote:
"All of the DoE decisions were made by top experts
from industry and government. That is why most the decisions worked out
well. You cannot expect any group of experts to achieve 100% success and
make a profit on every investment."
My direct experience of DOE differs.
I have found them incompetent, run by managers who are technically
illiterate and politically motivated
For example the program "Glass visions." Cleaning up the radwaste at
Hanford.
Do you really think it is a good idea to spend $25 billion on ITER, not
leaving enough money to fund programs that might even be useful?