The Nuclear Option
June 19th, 2008 by Scott
I’ve made myself clear about McCain several times. He’s not a Reagan. But he’s better than electing a socialist. I’ve disagreed with McCain on many issues.
But he’s long promoted the option of nuclear power. On Wednesday, he said the following:
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — Senator John McCain said Wednesday that he wanted 45 new nuclear reactors built in the United States by 2030, a course he called “as difficult as it is necessary.” (Source)
Building nuclear power plants is one of many good solutions to our dependancy on foreign oil. (The other options include drilling for oil off our own shores, but I digress).
And for all the environmentalists out there who are getting ready to cry “China Syndrome,” stop for a second and look at your European idol:
France has 59 nuclear power plants, producing 99.8% France’s power production. Take a look:
So, hopefully we’ll start building more nuclear, wind and hydro plants to supplement the new oil refineries that will be build if congress gets off their butt.
- Posted in energy
