The United States needs to overcome its fear of nuclear power and embrace the technology as a way to wean itself from fossil fuels, Sen. John McCain told an audience in Manchester yesterday.
Nuclear power "is safe. The technology is here," McCain said, speaking to a crowd of about 200 at a breakfast hosted by The New Hampshire Federation of Republican Women. "It's a NIMBY (not in my backyard) problem, and a waste-disposal problem. It is not a technological problem."
McCain pointed to France, which draws more than three-quarters of its power from nuclear plants, and Russia, which has plans to build 40 new plants, as examples. "We've got to get over it, get over Three Mile Island," he said, referring to the 1979 accident at a Pennsylvania nuclear power plant.
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Tuesday, May 23, 2006
McCain calls for more nukes
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DUh! I have been saying the same thing(NIMBY) the whole time.
good...you can't be wrong all the time
I object to McCain in general ... right or wrong on one issue or another, he just needs to go away.
Thanks for your service, curse you for your disservice, now Mr. McCain, go find the exit and get out.
Nuclear power is proven safe and effective.
I cant be handsome all the time either, but a catastrophe is bound to happen at some point.
lol...
well, we have agreed on nuclear power and abstinence sex education...
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