MaggieMae
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- Apr 3, 2009
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One area in which I wish we resembled the French is in the area of using nuclear power as a major energy source.
Considering the negative effects of our petroleum dependency - oil spill and national security risks - do any of the Lefties want to explain why closing nuclear power plants and preventing new ones from being built was such a good idea?
WHOT?!
Nuclear Energy Institute - New Nuclear Plants
Some 17 companies and consortia are considering building more than 30 nuclear power plants. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission is actively reviewing 13 combined license applications from 12 companies and consortia for 22 nuclear power plants.
U.S. Approves Support to Build Nuclear Reactors in Georgia - NYTimes.com
Did you actually read the info at the link to the Consortia? Here's the current status of the plants - note note one is in California.
Summary by state (total 35, could be off a bit as I quickly tabbed these):
TX 6
SC 5
FL 4
NC 3
AL 2
GA 2
ID 1
IL 1
LA 1
MD 1
MI 1
MS 1
NJ 1
NY 1
OH 1
PA 1
TBD 1
UT 1
VA 1
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It's good to see some progress - but we have a long way to go.
I never implied there was any plant ready to open its doors tomorrow. I responded to a usual all-inclusive statement made by you, in this case "do any of the Lefties want to explain why closing nuclear power plants and preventing new ones from being built was such a good idea?" which is simply NOT true.
Why do you do that?