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US157 - Expand Nuclear Energy
| Construct the first new nuclear power plant in decades to provide clean electricity for nearly 1.4 million Americans | |
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Source: barackobama.com
Arguments
I am encouraged by the recent NRC decision to approve construction of the first nuclear power plant in the United States in 35 years. Manufacturers use one-third of the energy consumed in the United States, so building new, reliable sources of energy is essential to our competitiveness. Building new nuclear power plants also means the creation of quality jobs for Americans at a time we need them the most. The new plant alone will create 5,000 new jobs; have a tremendous, positive impact for the many jobs in the nuclear energy supply chain; and be a long-term, emission-free energy source.
Source: lindasplan.com
Source: lindasplan.com
Counterarguments
The reason we haven't built a nuclear plant in the US for over 40 yrs is because wall st investors deemed it too risky after Three Mile Island. BO doesn't think it's risky though, and he's willing to put your money where his mouth is by issuing more than $8 billion in new federal loan guarantees to build two nuclear reactors in Georgia.
This is a pre-emptive bailout where the government has already guaranteed to saddle taxpayers with any failure that the (nuclear) industry might run into.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/16/obama-nuclear-plant-presi_n_463754.html
This is a pre-emptive bailout where the government has already guaranteed to saddle taxpayers with any failure that the (nuclear) industry might run into.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/16/obama-nuclear-plant-presi_n_463754.html
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