Tuesday, October 1, 2024

eVinci nuclear microreactor moves towards commercialization

 

This sounds like it is on schedule to happen soon.  Anyone else we have to take with a grain of salt ,but Westinghouse has the inside track here.  This is their business.

The heat to power system is novel and solves all sorts of issues.

This can nicely be a primary power source for any city and thus avoid grid wastage.

And of course for all those data centers for AI.

eVinci nuclear microreactor moves towards commercialization


September 26, 2024

https://newatlas.com/energy/evinci-nuclear-microreactor/

Westinghouse Electric Company is advancing its revolutionary eVinci nuclear microreactor. Based on space nuclear technology, it boasts a tiny footprint, no moving parts, and can be swapped out for refueling, much like replacing a used gas bottle.


In the wake of climate change concerns, nuclear energy is experiencing a resurgence. With its zero-emissions principle and ability to generate large amounts of power, it can address many of the challenges facing the energy sector. However, the nuclear industry must overcome issues related to safety (perceived or otherwise), availability, and cost, while also significantly speeding up the construction process, which traditionally takes years.


Westinghouse's solution is the eVinci microreactor, which is less than 10 ft (3 m) in diameter and generates up to 5 megawatt electrical (MWe) with a 15 megawatt thermal (MWth) core design. This compact setup can be manufactured in a factory rather than on-site, and it runs for over eight years on a single fueling. When the fuel is depleted, the entire reactor is shut down, loaded onto a truck, and returned to the factory for refueling or replacement with a new reactor.

eVinci

What sets the eVinci apart from other small reactors is that it has no moving parts once in normal operation and requires no water or other coolant circulation.


It uses highly robust TRISO (TRi-structural ISOtropic) fuel, which consists of uranium enriched to 19.75%, sealed into pellets the size of millet seeds made of uranium, carbon, and ceramic. These pellets are combined into small spheres that are then packed into rods and inserted into the core. The result is a fuel assembly that is extremely durable, resistant to heat and corrosion, and produces a self-limiting nuclear reaction that cannot go out of control.

In addition to the fuel rods, there are shutdown rods inserted during transport to halt the nuclear reaction entirely. A rotating drum must also be moved aside for the core to activate. In an emergency, this drum passively rolls back into place to shut everything down.


Cutaway of eVinci microreactor
Westinghouse

In short, once everything is operational, no moving parts are needed to keep the reactor running, including the cooling system. Instead of circulating water, air, helium, or molten salts, the reactor uses a solid-steel monolith to house the core and absorb heat. From there, alkali heat pipes passively conduct the heat away using phase changes in the alkali metal to cool the reactor and convert the heat into electricity.

The result is a compact, inherently safe design. Westinghouse claims the eVinci can be set up above ground in a relatively lightweight plant that requires only about two acres (8,090 m²) and needs only a small staff for operations and security. The core is small enough to be shipped in standard containers by rail, barge, or truck.

Beyond civilian power generation, Westinghouse says the eVinci is also suitable for powering remote locations, mining and drilling operations, industrial facilities, district heating, hydrogen generation, research, military bases, and data centers. It can also be configured for on-demand loads, allowing it to integrate with wind and solar power grids.

The company says it has submitted a Preliminary Safety Design Report (PSDR) for the eVinci microreactor to the Department of Energy's (DOE) National Reactor Innovation Center (NRIC), marking a milestone for the device.

"This PSDR submission is a critical step towards bringing the Westinghouse eVinci Microreactor to commercial operation," said Jon Ball, President of eVinci Technologies at Westinghouse. "We are targeting the deployment of multiple eVinci microreactors worldwide by the end of the decade, and our strong, continued partnership with INL and the Department of Energy is instrumental to our efforts."

Chlorine Dioxide for Vascular Disease with Dr Sircus




Dr Sircus has been talking this up for some time, although i have not even tried it.

Of course it depends on needs.

All good and apply as indicated

Special Edition – My Birthday Present – Breakthrough in Cardiology


Published on September 25, 2024


Today, I am fortunate to have been around this planet for 72 years and still get a chance to contribute to the future of medicine, specifically in cardiology. This is truly a blessing when one can offer a substance that the masses can afford with no downside and no side effects. So today, it is my gift to humanity.

Chlorine Dioxide for Vascular Disease


This is a very important chapter of Natural Cardiology. It offers a low-cost, safe medicine for a problem that kills millions yearly. Not everyone can afford expensive alternatives to remove blood plaque. And it provides a new way of administering chlorine dioxide, the same way dentists legally use it-sublingually. I am using it successfully to avoid a heart attack and slowly improve my vascular health. It is not the only substance that will strip blood plaque, but there is no doubt that it offers a unique path to health in general.

The American Society of Analytical Chemists stated in 1999 that chlorine dioxide was the most powerful pathogen killer known to man. In 1988, NASA declared chlorine dioxide ‘A Universal Antidote,’ saying it was “able to destroy mold and fungus, as well as bacteria and viruses, with minimal harm to humans, animals, or plants.” Though approved by U.S. regulatory agencies, it was not considered for internal use. Now, not only is it still not approved for medical use, but the FDA will huff and puff and blow your house down and send you to jail if you dare sell chlorine dioxide as a medicine for the treatment of disease.

I called chlorine dioxide the Tiger Tank of medicine, the point of the spear, an essential treatment that the FDA will never accept. Chlorine dioxide (ClO2) is widely used in water treatment because it is an effective oxidant, biocide, and disinfectant at relatively low concentrations. It also has minimal reactivity with organic matter, and minimal byproducts are formed during treatment.

Chlorine dioxide can kill bacteria, viruses, and other microbes in water that will help prevent the spread of waterborne diseases without hydrolyzing. Chlorine dioxide will stay as a dissolved gas in a solution, is around ten times more soluble than chlorine, and can be removed by aeration. This potency and safety make it an appealing option for water treatment use. Campers use it to purify water, and dentists love and use it legally to deal with problems in the mouth.

Chlorine dioxide is “hungry” to find any object with electrons to give up. That is its magic. Upon coming near any virus or pathogen, it snaps into contact with the germ, ripping four or five electrons from the wall of the pathogen by way of magnetic force. The internal parts of the pathogen fall apart unprotected by their normally resistant outer shell.

Now, the big question is, will chlorine dioxide do its magic on the walls of the blood vessels when they are full of plaque? Dr. Stevens Landaeta thinks so and suggests a new way of administration using sublingual absorption. The protocol uses 25% CDS and 75% distilled water in an aerosol. 10 Pushes of the aerosol are introduced under the tongue. Wait 30 seconds and swallow what is left with extra water added to the mouth. I have been using 14 pushed, increasing the CDS to 35 percent concentration, and keeping it in my mouth for a full minute before swallowing with more water. The testimony Dr. Landaeta offered is more than interesting:

With total blockage of a Coronary Artery, they performed catheterization on me, but they could not place the stent because the obstruction was total. They recommended an open heart bypass at $21,000 and $4,000 for catheterization. I had Cardio Cerebral Ischemia. I stuttered and couldn’t move my arms. Nine cardiologists saw me, plus all the exams and seven treatments. I was evicted. They would not treat me more.

I could not even walk 50 meters and couldn’t speak or breathe well. I started with the CDS sublingual spray technique and launched it to the world after one year of using it with amazing results.

Today, I breathe normally, I can walk 5 kilometers and bike 20 kilometers, my blood pressure is 120/80, and my resting heart rate is between 62 and 65 bpm.

I am 64 years old I just turned 64, I take only one pill, and I apply the CDS SPRAY 7 to 8 times a day sublingually. I share it with you so that many people who are confined to their homes and cannot do anything, not even have sex, can change their lives for the better.

Technically, chlorine dioxide is not an anticoagulant. Still, it inhibits the Rouleaux effect, reducing the risk of blood clumping and creating blood clots, which can be critical in cardiovascular disease. Chlorine dioxide does not thin the blood as a blood thinner like Coumadin would. It simply allows a more free flow of hemoglobin cells around one another. It does not impact the patient’s ability to create blood clots normally.

Chlorine Dioxide Used To Clean Cooling Towers of Biofilms


I present the use of chlorine dioxide to clean cooling towers as an indication of what it might do to clean up plaque from blood vessel walls. (My wife did not like this analogy, but I do.) It does the same for cleaning pipes, so will it do the same for the thousands of miles of pipes in our vascular system?Biofilm Control: Regular dosing of ClO2 helps to prevent and remove biofilm formation on heat exchange surfaces and within the entire cooling system. By disrupting biofilm, ClO2 improves heat transfer efficiency and reduces the risk of Legionella contamination.

Scaling Prevention: ClO2 aids in controlling the precipitation of scale-forming minerals. This not only enhances heat transfer efficiency but also prolongs the lifespan of the cooling equipment by reducing the frequency of descaling operations.

Corrosion Mitigation: By controlling microbial growth and maintaining water chemistry, ClO2 helps to reduce the corrosive effects on metal components. This leads to fewer leaks and structural issues, lowering maintenance costs and extending the life of the cooling tower.

Benefits of Using Chlorine Dioxide in Cooling TowersImproved Efficiency: By effectively managing biofilm, scale, and corrosion, ClO2 enhances the overall efficiency of cooling towers, leading to better heat dissipation and energy savings.

Cost Savings: The use of ClO2 reduces the need for frequent maintenance and repair, resulting in significant cost savings over time.

Compliance and Safety: ClO2 treatment helps cooling towers meet health and safety regulations by reducing the risk of Legionella and other microbial hazards.

The association of bacteria with atherosclerosis has been only superficially studied, with little attention focused on the potential of bacteria to form biofilms within arterial plaques. Atherosclerotic carotid artery explants from 15 patients were all shown to test positive for the presence of biofilm deposits. 6 of the 15 plaques analyzed showed 16S rRNA genes from Pseudomonas aeruginosa biofilms.

Chlorine dioxide reduces plaque and gingival indices and bacterial counts in the oral cavity, so it should be the same in the blood vessels. Chlorine dioxide is renowned by dentists for its ability to penetrate, remove and prevent biofilm (plaque) easily. Plaque is the starting point of common dental issues like gingivitis, the earliest stage of gum disease. With 75% of adults displaying signs of gingivitis, using a mouthwash with stabilized chlorine dioxide is a simple way to keep plaque and tartar buildup under control, with everyone knowing that periodontal disease is a precursor to heart disease.

Chlorine Dioxide is a game-changer for cooling tower maintenance, offering a comprehensive solution to biofilm, scaling, and corrosion challenges. Chlorine dioxide is a miracle molecule that multitasks in your body, healing, repairing, and balancing. It is one of several miracle molecules you will meet in Natural Cardiology.

More Testimonies

Edgar Quispe Salas wrote, “I read and see all kinds of cases cured with the CDS, and I am very happy to see my wife who was on the verge of death with incurable diseases such as heart ischemia as her coronary artery was obstructed and there was nothing to do after two heart catheter procedures and many medications. She also had diabetes, hypertension, hypothyroidism, knee osteoarthritis, and allergies, for which she had to take 14 to 18 pills. Thanks to the CDS, after two years of treatment, she is healthy and does not take any medication, only her blessed CDS.” (Translated from Spanish)

(Translated from Italian) “My mother, 85 years old, had undergone angioplasty on one leg seven months ago due to severe arterial disease, which had caused necroses on her foot. Her condition had improved, but a small necrosis remained, which did not heal, and the foot was still swollen and burning. She had continued to take anticoagulants and painkillers, and her energy had decreased significantly. A month ago, I started doing protocol C, starting with 5 ml per liter of water, but this dosage made her feel nauseous; then, I dropped to 2 ml per liter for about one week. Then I gradually increased it, and at the moment, she takes 7 ml in a liter of water.”

“At the same time, I started spraying the necrosis with pure CDS, followed by about five drops of DMSO with a bit of water and CDS again, this 4 or 5 times a day. Now, the necrosis has closed, and her foot almost no longer burns. A few days ago, I started giving her half a teaspoon of magnesium chloride dissolved in water with three drops of 70% DMSO in the morning as soon as she got up. Now Mum has more energy, and I can only thank the CDS.” Fabrizio

Key Advantages of Sublingual Absorption


Sublingual absorption refers to administering drugs under the tongue, allowing them to dissolve and enter the bloodstream directly through the mucous membranes. This method offers several advantages over traditional oral administration. I am finding it relatively easy making it easier to incorporate a complete protocol of other agents.Rapid Onset of Action:Drugs absorbed sublingually can enter systemic circulation quickly, providing faster therapeutic effects. This is particularly beneficial in emergency situations, such as administering nitroglycerin for angina.Avoidance of First-Pass Metabolism:Sublingual administration bypasses the gastrointestinal tract and liver, avoiding first-pass metabolism, where a significant portion of the drug may be metabolized before reaching systemic circulation. This can enhance bioavailability and effectiveness.Ease of Use:Sublingual medications can be easier to administer for patients who have difficulty swallowing pills or for those requiring rapid relief from symptoms.

Chlorine Dioxide and Clots

Chlorine dioxide works on the central damaging aspect of COVID-19 vaccines: coagulation in the blood. “Normally doctors prescribe an anticoagulant, such as warfarin, which is a substance equal to rat poison, which, in the long term, will cause strokes, etc. So it’s not a solution at all. However, chlorine dioxide is a solution because we have seen that it directly dissolves mini clots before they get bigger,” says Dr. Andreas Kalcker.

“Oxygen deprivation is the cause of death for most COVID-19 victims. Chlorine dioxide floods the blood with oxygen, immediately enriching the hemoglobin molecules on red blood cells and allowing patients to breathe again,” continued Kalcker.

Blood clots have emerged as the common factor unifying many of the symptoms of COVID-19. Researchers in Germany have discovered that the virus changes the size and stiffness of red and white blood cells in the human body. Moreover, these changes can last for months, possibly explaining the seemingly never-ending symptoms of COVID-19.

In December of 2021, Astra Zeneca scientists finally admitted that their vaccine was causing deadly blood clots. A Utah mother blames COVID-19 vaccines after her 17-year-old son and her husband were hospitalized with rare blood clots soon after receiving the shots. “So it is true after all. After nearly one year of stonewalling and denials, they officially admit that the COVID vaccines can cause blood clots,” writes Vasko Kohlmayer.

Patients hospitalized with severe COVID-19 infections who have high levels of the blood-clotting protein factor V are at elevated risk for serious injury from blood clots such as deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, according to a study by Harvard Medical School.

“On the other hand, critically ill patients with COVID-19 and low levels of factor V appear to be at increased risk for death from a form of coagulopathy that resembles disseminated intravascular coagulation (DIC)—a devastating, often fatal abnormality in which blood clots form in small vessels throughout the body, leading to exhaustion of clotting factors and proteins that control coagulation,” continues the medical scientists at Harvard.

Notably, many sick and dying have red blood cells clumping together and are not moving freely. Severely clumped red blood cells (Rouleau) affect proper oxygenation because the red blood cells do not circulate well enough to deliver oxygen where it is needed. Early in the pandemic, New York physicians noted that it seemed COVID patients had been transported to 30,000 feet in altitude and were starving for oxygen. After taking chlorine dioxide, the red blood cells regain proper size and shape and move freely through the blood.

A Dutch study published April 10 in the journal Thrombosis

Research found 38 percent of 184 COVID-19 patients
in an intensive care unit had blood that clotted abnormally

Many sick and dying have red blood cells clumping together and are not moving freely. Severely clumped red blood cells (Rouleau) affect proper oxygenation because the red blood cells do not circulate well enough to deliver oxygen where it is needed. Early in the pandemic, New York physicians noted that it seemed COVID patients had been transported to 30,000 feet in altitude and were starving for oxygen. This video shows that the red blood cells regain proper size and shape after taking chlorine dioxide and move freely through the blood.

Chlorine dioxide does not thin the blood as a blood thinner like Coumadin would. It simply allows a more unrestricted flow of hemoglobin cells around one another. It reduces the Rouleaux effect. It does not impact the patient’s ability to create blood clots normally.


When blood is abundant, nourished, and well-connected, we feel alive and nourished. Red blood cells must demonstrate healthy separation. Blood does more than run through our veins and oxygenate cells. It ensures we have nourishment and moisture for the entire body. Blood keeps our tendons, skin, and hair healthy, strong, and flexible. It lubricates joints and allows for smooth movement. Blood nourishes the mind and is considered the material basis for mental activity. Vital blood ensures good sleep and helps us wake feeling rested.

Red blood cells (RBCs) exhibit unique deformability, which enables them to change shape reversibly in response to an external force. The deformability of RBCs allows them to flow in microvessels while transporting oxygen and carbon dioxide.

Poor blood viscosity, RBC aggregation, and poor rheology, either independently or collectively, are linked to cardiovascular diseases. For example, Neumann et al. claim that “Plasma viscosity and erythrocyte aggregation were more predictive of myocardial infarction (heart attack) than age, male gender, fibrinogen concentration, abnormal ECG readings, or coronary score.” Another study confirms that high blood viscosity has been associated with cardiovascular-related diseases such as stroke, heart attacks, and deep vein thrombosis.

CO2, Hypocapnia, and Viscosity of Blood


CO2 influences the viscosity of blood. Acute hyperventilation and arterial hypocapnia make blood more viscous. This effect is part of the fight-and-flight response (an immediate stress reaction). While this is useful in the short run to prevent blood loss (due to bleeding), increased blood viscosity significantly strains the heart. It can cause other adverse effects, such as Thrombosis (formation of blood clots). In addition to many hours of hydrogen and oxygen inhalation daily, I am doing 20 minutes of carbon dioxide inhalation.


Standard Protocol:

10 ml of CDS 3000 ppm are added to 1 liter of water daily.

One part is taken every hour until the bottle’s contents are finished (8 to 12 doses).

In case of severe illness or danger to life, the dose should be increased, slowly and progressively, in separate doses, taken throughout the day, and, depending on how you feel, reach a maximum of 30 ml per liter of water.

The C protocol treats most diseases and does a general cleaning of toxins or ‘detox.’ If you are taking other medications, you should keep a safe distance of time, from one to two hours, so that you do not lose the effectiveness of the CDS.

Ideas for beginning protocol:

On day 1, add 2 ml to a liter of water.

Day 2 add 4 ml

Day 3 add 6 ml

Day 4 add 8 ml

Magnesium Delays Clotting

Magnesium has a fibrinolytic action, prolongs clotting time, delays peak thrombin time, slows down platelet clumping, and appears to reduce fibrinogen levels, all of which may prevent the development or extension of an infarct. In addition, the vasodilator action opens collateral circulation and reduces myocardial damage.

China’s navy tweaking tactics to undercut Taiwan’s defenses



This calculated behavior is getting really annoying.  As previously posted, Taiwan needs to host a million man Indian Army for advanced training on combi0ned arms and amphibious landings.  At the same time. the USA needs to bring up three air craft carriers to full interdict the Taiwanese Strait.


Such a force could realistically threaten the entire Chinese coast from Korea to Vietnam with a landing in force.  Even better such a landing can be backed up by shifting the full Indian Army into a massive bridgehead.  As posted, the whole coast is prospective when almost all of Taiwan's coast is anything but.  Proper coastal protection would need the mobilization of several major Chinese armies.

Again, just saying.  The military reality is that China has never had good options ever on its natural perimeter's, not least because they are natural.  In fairness, time is now running out for Chinese adventurism.  imagine Russia joining NATO soon and then NATO shifting its military weight into Russian Manchuria.

The CCP needs to leave it alone.



China’s navy tweaking tactics to undercut Taiwan’s defenses

People’s Liberation Army-Navy’s intensified operations aim to degrade Taiwan’s naval position and strategies ahead of possible invasion

by Cheng-kun Ma and Tristan TangSeptember 26, 2024

https://asiatimes.com/2024/09/chinas-navy-tweaking-tactics-to-undercut-taiwans-defenses/

Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) shipmen during an operation in the South China Sea. Photo: Asia Times Files / AFP via Getty



Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) has consistently published records of Chinese naval and air force activities for several years, enabling the world to realize the military situation on the Taiwan Strait


However, since the MND provides illustrative diagrams of the People’s Liberation Army air activities and aircraft types, most observers have focused primarily on the People’s Liberation Army Air Force (PLAAF) maneuvers around Taiwan. Consequently, the maneuvers of the People’s Liberation Army-Navy (PLAN) have been relatively underexplored and, in some cases, even overlooked.

A comprehensive scrutiny of PLAN activities around Taiwan reveals significant adjustments in China’s naval operations this year, aimed at further undermining Taiwan’s maritime defense capabilities.

Key observations include the daily deployment of PLAN vessels, the activity of PLAN shipborne anti-submarine helicopters, and the expansion of PLAN operations in the Yonaguni Channel (the waters between Su’ao, Yilan, and Yonaguni Island).


First, the daily number of PLAN vessels has increased, significantly depleting the combat readiness of Taiwan’s navy. This surge has forced Taiwan to delay its fleet’s maintenance schedule, inevitably shortening the lifespan of these aging combat ships. The following figure, derived from press releases by MND, shows the trend in the number of PLAN vessels operating around Taiwan.


To specifically analyze the extent of pressure exerted by PLAN on Taiwan, this study establishes two comparative categories: the deployment of 5-9 vessels and the deployment of 10 or more vessels. Reviewing the daily number of PLAN vessels around Taiwan, in 2023, out of 365 days with available data, there were 168 days (46%) with 5-9 vessels deployed and 24 days (6.6%) with 10 or more vessels.



In 2024, out of 237 days with available data (as of August 25), there were 177 days (74.7%) with 5-9 vessels deployed and 26 days (11%) with 10 or more vessels. The following table provides a comparative overview of the daily vessel deployments by the PLAN around Taiwan.

The Taiwan Navy currently has four destroyers and 22 frigates, totaling 26 major combat vessels. However, only about 20 of them, a conservative estimate, are available for deployment at any given time due to maintenance and upgrades.

In recent years, the PLAN has increasingly approached Taiwan’s adjacent waters. To prevent PLAN incursions in Taiwan’s territorial waters, the number of Taiwanese naval vessels deployed almost corresponds to the number of PLAN vessels. When 5-9 PLAN vessels are present, Taiwan would deploy 25-50% of its major combat vessels in response.



The frequency of such situations has risen from 46% of days last year to 74.7% this year. More critically, when over 10 PLAN vessels are active, Taiwan would deploy over half of its major combat vessels, with such occurrences nearly doubling from 6.6% of days last year to 11% this year.

The situation has disrupted the regular maintenance schedule and shortens service life of the surface fleet. As of July 2023, 14 (53.85%) of Taiwan’s combat vessels had missed scheduled maintenance. With the increased frequency of PLAN activities this year, further disruptions to maintenance schedules appear likely.

Second, the PLAN and its anti-submarine helicopters have intensified operations in areas crucial for the force preservation of the Taiwan Navy during wartime. MND has released a significant increase in PLAN anti-submarine helicopter activities in Taiwan’s eastern waters this year. The following figure shows the trend in these PLAN activities.


To compare differences in operational areas, the authors have drawn a grey line from Taiwan’s southernmost point at Eluanbi to Yami Island, the northernmost point of the Philippines. This line marks the boundary between Taiwan’s southwestern and eastern waters. Additionally, the Yonaguni Channel divides the eastern waters of Taiwan from the northeastern waters.

The frequency of these helicopter activities in Taiwan’s eastern waters has surged this year. In 2023, these helicopters operated on 90 days, with 33 days (36.7%) in the southwestern waters and 59 days (65.6%) in the eastern waters. In 2024, up until August 25, there were 64 days of activity, with 17 days (26.6%) in the southwestern waters and 58 days (90.6%) in the eastern waters of Taiwan.


The increased activity of these helicopters in Taiwan’s eastern waters has several implications. First, their presence suggests that PLAN warships are nearby, as these helicopters take off from such vessels. Second, these operations likely involve practicing or executing anti-submarine warfare (ASW), targeting underwater activities by Taiwan, the United States, or Japan. Third, the helicopters may be coordinating with PLAN submarines for operational training, enhancing their ASW capabilities in these waters.

The impact of the helicopter activities in Taiwan’s eastern waters is the significant threat they pose to Taiwan’s naval force preservation zone during wartime. Taiwan’s major naval bases are located at Zuoying in Kaohsiung, Magong in Penghu, and Su’ao in Yilan, with two of these bases directly in the path of a potential PLA assault.

As a result, the Taiwan Navy would relocate its fleet to the eastern waters of Taiwan, rather than remaining in the Taiwan Strait, during wartime. PLAN anti-submarine helicopter operations in these waters appear to be aimed at the preparation of the battlefield within Taiwan’s wartime preservation zone.

By searching for and engaging submarines from Taiwan or other countries, or by coordinating with PLAN submarines to attack Taiwanese naval vessels, these activities seriously threaten Taiwan’s ability to preserve its naval combat capacities.

Third, the frequency of PLAN vessels passing through the Yonaguni Channel has significantly increased, likely due to Taiwan’s potential new submarine base in Su’ao, Yilan. Japan’s Ministry of Defense reports a noticeable rise in the number of PLAN destroyers and frigates transiting these waters this year (as of August 25). The following table provides statistics on the activities of PLAN destroyers and frigates, as published by Japan’s Ministry of Defense.


Since 2021, PLAN warships have been transiting the Yonaguni Channel, with 18 recorded transits as of August 25 this year—double the nine transits recorded for all of 2023.

The increased activity of PLAN warships in the Yonaguni Channel this year likely stems from Taiwan’s indigenous-built submarines to be in service and the potential establishment of a new submarine base at Su’ao, Yilan.

Previously, Taiwan’s only submarine base was at Zuoying in Kaohsiung, directly facing China. Given the need for a base on Taiwan’s eastern coast for wartime force preservation, the timeline is significant: Taiwan began the construction of the new submarine in November 2020, launched her in September 2023, and reports from March 2024 suggested plans for a new submarine base in Su’ao, Yilan.

As previously noted, Taiwan’s eastern waters are crucial for preserving its naval forces during wartime, with submarine warfare underwater as a key area of engagement between the PLAN and Taiwan Navy. Therefore, the potential submarine base at Su’ao, Yilan, is strategically vital for Taiwan’s defense.




This strategic importance likely explains the PLAN’s intensified activities in the Yonaguni Channel, aimed at increasing familiarity with the local environment and hydrography, laying the groundwork for future operations against Taiwan’s submarines.


In conclusion, the PLAN’s operational adjustments this year carry significant military implications. They indicate China’s continued efforts to strengthen its preparations for military operations against Taiwan and suggest that the PLAN is strategically positioning itself in response to Taiwan’s naval strategies and recent developments.

Based on the above trends, two suggestions are proposed. First, while emphasizing asymmetric warfare for decisive battles, Taiwan’s conventional military assets should receive more attention.

Given China’s attrition strategy involving jurisdictional matters, a lack of major naval vessels could allow China to dominate the waters around Taiwan and disrupt maritime transport to its offshore islands. This could replicate China’s blockade of Philippine resupply missions at the Second Thomas Shoal, which anti-ship missiles alone cannot effectively counter before a war begins.

Second, in response to China’s ASW activities, Taiwan, Japan, the Philippines, and the United States should enhance their coordination in these critical waters. This coordination does not need to involve formal military alliances or sensitive information exchanges but could take the form of informal collaboration.

For instance, multiple countries could conduct simultaneous naval training in different but adjacent designated waters or rotate training in the same area. Such measures would increase operational pressure on the PLAN and could even disrupt its ASW operations.


Cheng-kun Ma (mjk@ndu.edu.tw) is a professor at the Graduate Institute of China Military Affairs Studies at National Defense University, ROC, and the Director of the Research Project on China’s Defense Affairs (RCDA). Tristan Tang (kttang@rcdatw.org) is a research associate at the Research Project on China’s Defense Affairs (RCDA).

Former CDC Director endorses Trump and says Kennedy was right



Good men do evil things because they are somehow owned.  Then they are not and self preservation calls for recanting.

Evil advances because they now how to subjugate anyone.  Yet they cannot subjugate everyone, because most good men stay in the cracks.

We have now seen more than one recant. These will be mostly those who only compromised under protest.  Plenty of those always but not natural criminals.  They can be forgiven and earn their way back into favor.



Bombshell: Former CDC Director endorses Trump and says Kennedy was right


Robert Redfield stands to the right of Donald Trump on Feb 29th 2020 for The Coronavirus Taskforce.

By Jo Nova

The rift in the political heliosphere continues to tear

The phase change is upon us. The most unlikely people are suddenly fans of Donald Trump and talking about cleaning up corruption. From the core command center of the US Pandemic Bureaucracy, the Former CDC director, Robert Redfield, whom Robert F Kennedy Jnr mercilessly criticized, has come out endorsing President Trump, and admitting Kennedy was right all along.

Redfield was director of the CDC from 2018 – 2021, and now says that the three behemoth government health agencies — the FDA, the NIH and the CDC, have been captured by industry and the federal government must fix this problem. Furthermore, he says Trump “has chosen exactly the only person who can do this, Robert F Kennedy, Jnr.”


Across a century-plus of cozy courtship, the federal regulators have nearly married the regulated, especially in health care. Today, private industry uses its political influence to control decision-making at regulatory agencies, law enforcement entities, and legislatures.

Kennedy is right: All three of the principal health agencies suffer from agency capture. A large portion of the FDA‘s budget is provided by pharmaceutical companies. NIH is cozy with biomedical and pharmaceutical companies and its scientists are allowed to collect royalties on drugs NIH licenses to pharma. And as the former director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), I know the agency can be influenced by special interest groups.

But it doesn’t stop in the health agencies: the U.S. Department of Agriculture is a captive of industry, too. Created to help the family farmer and to ensure a wholesome food supply, today the agency often favors large corporations over the interests of small farmers and the public’s health. To cure our children, we must reevaluate our food choices and the underlying practices of the agricultural sector. We must prioritize wholesome and nutritious food.

If we do not discover the depth of our corporate capture problem and fix it, we cannot truly address chronic disease in this country.

Redfield says nothing about vaccines specifically, but if the agencies are captured, and Kennedy is right about so many things, the stinking mess is sitting there on the table, unmentioned.

And the question of course is, where was Robert Redfield when the nation needed him?

Has he seen the light, or is he jumping from a sinking ship, and throwing himself a life-raft?

Kennedy was shocked:


It’s hard to believe Redfield would be doing this if he thought Trump would lose.

Redfield had years to speak up about the problems at the CDC and other agencies. He had years to improve childhood nutrition or to explain the risks with a rushed roll out of vaccines and he did nothing. But his endorsement surely adds a major dose of credibility to Kennedy’s claims, and thus to Trump. It’s hard to call Kennedy a conspiracy theorist when the head of the CDC says he was right.

There are a lot of left-leaning women who are very concerned about problems with food additives and children’s health. Some of these same women were worried about vaccines even before Covid arrived. Kennedy is speaking their language, and the Democrat party establishment has nothing at all for them.

The mood is shifting.