McCain Wants 45 New Nuclear Reactors by 2030
June 25, 2008 · Print This Article
Once again, Republican presidential nominee John McCain is proving that his ideas about ‘saving the environment’ don’t mesh with the majority of environmentalists’ views. McCain is advocating nuclear power in a big way – he plans to set the nation on course to build 45 new nuclear reactors by the year 2030.
From Reuters:
“If I am elected president, I will set this nation on a course to building 45 new reactors by the year 2030, with the ultimate goal of 100 new plants to power the homes and factories and cities of America,” he said.
There are 104 operating nuclear reactors nationwide at present, which generate about 20 percent of the nation’s power supply.
McCain has argued forcefully for further nuclear plants, seeing them as part of a solution to fighting climate change and establishing U.S. energy independence.
Obama, on the other hand, taking a more realistic stance. Last week, his campaign said that they see nuclear power as an important part of setting the U.S. on a path toward clean energy, but that the issue of disposing of nuclear waste and solving nuclear proliferation concerns are also crucial. On June 20th, Obama said that nuclear power was worth careful consideration but that it was not a panacea.
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they stopped making those for a reason.
Obama’s a sharp fellow, but doesn’t score points with me till he comes up with his own plan. “We have to think carefully” only gets you a “neutral” rating.
At least neither of them has said “HEY how about more cheap, clean COAL plants?”
Coal.
Cheap. Abundant. Cheap. ( I loved that video )
Great Idea…
They couldn’t protect the TWIN TOWERS or the PENTAGON, let’s give’em 45 new ‘targets’ to wipe us out.
Don’t consider those primative other ideas, like:
[] SOLAR
[] WIND
[] HYDRO ELECTRIC
Good thinking John… no wonder you got caught and were a P.O.W.. Smarten up pal… this is the only planet with Live People on it for a reason, let’s keep it that way? duh…
I work in the industrie
We already have 48 nuclear plant requests in progress in the US, McCain just said that to get the logical thinkers.
Nuclear is cleaner than Solar, Wind, and Hydro when you work on the CO2 per KWH of electricity level (I have the documentation if youd like it)
the “Smoke” you see coming out of those smoke stacks on nuclear, isnt nuclear radiated smoke. Its the equivelant of boiling waters steam.