NYT: "G.O.P. Gains on Capitol Hill May Not Advance Nuclear Power"

[kristopher]

G.O.P. Gains on Capitol Hill May Not Advance Nuclear Power
By MATTHEW L. WALD
Published: November 16, 2010

THE outspoken supporters of nuclear power are mostly Republicans, and the Republicans are about to take control of the House of Representatives and gain six seats in the Senate. Is this good news for nuclear power?

Maybe. But the outlook for a new wave of reactors is still mixed at best.

Many prominent Republicans say the United States should embark on a building campaign. Senator John McCain of Arizona, as the party’s 2008 presidential nominee, called for 45 more reactors by 2030, and Senator Lamar Alexander of Tennessee, wants 100 more reactors by then.

But the party dislikes something that the nuclear industry needs: global warming rules. Republican progress in the midterm elections probably dooms prospects for a cap-and-trade system on carbon dioxide emissions for now. ...

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/11/17/business/energy-environment/17NUCLEAR.html?src=busln

[TheWraith]

1. No shit: because the Republicans have no interest in nuclear power.

And despite your claims, they never did.

[joshcryer]

2. Their proposal to Waxman-Markey was 100 nuclear reactors.

Now whether that isn't support or not is up for you to convince me. I may not buy that they were just introducing it to be contrarian.

[TheWraith]

4. I call it lip service.

Look where the actual breaks go, look where the money goes, and look where their money comes from. It's coal, oil, and gas, all the way.

[kristopher]

5. This nuke building CEO disagrees with you. He is plenty happy.

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=115x265752

[TheWraith]

7. Hmm, a CEO spins inevitable events as good for his company. I'm shocked!

I bet you can dig up a quote from him from 2006 saying how great it is that Democrats are in power, since that will make alternative energy a priority.

[kristopher]

8. Do you realize you just argued against your own claims?

Just to remind you: you have been trying to rewrite reality to say that Republicans do not *really* support nuclear power in spite of the clear evidence to the contrary.

TheWraith, "Hmm, a CEO spins inevitable events as good for his company. I'm shocked! I bet you can dig up a quote from him from 2006 saying how great it is that Democrats are in power, since that will make alternative energy a priority."

Maybe you want to "clarify" that.

[joshcryer]

3. Get back to me when Republicans support anti-industry concepts like LFTR or TWR.

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