Nuclear Power and a Comprehensive Energy Policy

U.S. Senator Mark Udall delivered a speech on the Senate floor, saying that nuclear energy should play an important role in Americas strategy to fight climate change.

In his speech, Senator Udall said that the threat of climate change to our economy, national security and environment is so great and the scale of energy changes we must make is so large that we need an all-of-the-above solution. We must be open to the widest variety of energy options, particularly those with domestic potential and those with cleaner emissions, he said.

That includes renewable energy sources, such as wind, solar, and biomass, as well as traditional energy resources, like coal, oil and cleaner fuels like natural gas. And that means that nuclear energy and new nuclear power plants must be part of the mix, Senator Udall said. In other words, there is no silver bullet that can solve all of our energy challenges; we are going to need silver buckshot. Examining all the pros and cons, I have come to the view that nuclear energy is part of our silver buckshot.

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[Darkwizzrobe]

I really hope we get more nuclear power production its been over 30 years since the last plant was built and the technology has really improved with these gen 3 and gen 3+ reactors.