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BLOGASSAULT on Monday, February 15, 2010 12:54:20 PM
The two new Southern Co. reactors to be built in Burke, Ga., are part of a White House energy plan administration officials hope will draw Republican support. Obama's direct involvement in announcing the award underscores the political weight the White House is putting behind its effort to use nuclear power and alternative energy sources to lessen American dependence on foreign oil and reduce the use of other fossil fuels blamed for global warming.
Loan guarantees for other sites are expected to be announced in the coming months, the official said, speaking on the condition of anonymity because the decision had not yet been made public. The federal guarantees are seen as essential for construction of any new reactor because of the huge expense involved.
As expected, many are not happy with this development, which includes me. I have posted on this before and once again I will state my position. Until we decided where we are going to put the radioactive waste, we should shelve plans to build more nuclear power plants. What is more ridiculous,
Obama and Ried are the ones who pulled the plug on the Yucca Mountain nuclear storage site. So what sense does it make that they would now approve loans for new nuclear power plants? But I guess that will be somebody elses problem since it will be years down the road before these new plants are in operation.
As the story says, it sounds more like a way to get some republicans on board with his energy plan.