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“The federal Atomic Safety and Licensing Board is holding sessions [Thursday, April 27] and Monday in Augusta to hear any environmental concerns over the proposed construction of two additional nuclear reactors at Plant Vogtle near Waynesboro. And after these concerns are fairly heard, we hope the board will rightly decide that the new reactors will not harm our area, but help it. If there's any time this country needs more nuclear plants, it's now.”
—“A Boon for Vogtle”
Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
April 27, 2008
“You would think one of the biggest obstacles to a nuclear plant would be finding a community willing to have one. Turns out, there's at least one Texas community that's happy to be first in line. … Glen Rose is home to Comanche Peak nuclear plant and proud of it.”
—“Nuclear Power Plants Find Growing Acceptance in North Texas”
WFAA.com (Dallas/Ft. Worth)
April 19, 2008
“With oil prices hovering at $100 a barrel and public anxiety mounting over global warming, the case for building new nuclear power plants is becoming even stronger. But some policymakers continue to resist the idea that utilities will need a financial stimulus in the form of loan guarantees. … Loan guarantees are nothing new—the federal government has made them available for many years in support of a wide range of worthwhile endeavors, from the modernization of U.S. shipyards to transit construction to helping millions of farmers and small businesses.”
—“Loan Guarantees Will Be Necessary to Assure That New Nuclear Plants Are Built”
The Day (New London, Conn.)
April 13, 2008
“Nuclear power is cheaper, less wasteful and, yes, safer than just about any other energy source out there, an Oklahoma State University–Tulsa professor [Raman P. Singh] said Friday. ‘The bottom line is that there is no free lunch,’ he said. … ‘You don't have the wind all the time,’ Singh said. ‘You don't have the sun all the time.’”
—“Professor Pushes Nuclear Power”
Tulsa World
March 29, 2008
—“A Boon for Vogtle”
Augusta (Ga.) Chronicle
April 27, 2008
“You would think one of the biggest obstacles to a nuclear plant would be finding a community willing to have one. Turns out, there's at least one Texas community that's happy to be first in line. … Glen Rose is home to Comanche Peak nuclear plant and proud of it.”
—“Nuclear Power Plants Find Growing Acceptance in North Texas”
WFAA.com (Dallas/Ft. Worth)
April 19, 2008
“With oil prices hovering at $100 a barrel and public anxiety mounting over global warming, the case for building new nuclear power plants is becoming even stronger. But some policymakers continue to resist the idea that utilities will need a financial stimulus in the form of loan guarantees. … Loan guarantees are nothing new—the federal government has made them available for many years in support of a wide range of worthwhile endeavors, from the modernization of U.S. shipyards to transit construction to helping millions of farmers and small businesses.”
—“Loan Guarantees Will Be Necessary to Assure That New Nuclear Plants Are Built”
The Day (New London, Conn.)
April 13, 2008
“Nuclear power is cheaper, less wasteful and, yes, safer than just about any other energy source out there, an Oklahoma State University–Tulsa professor [Raman P. Singh] said Friday. ‘The bottom line is that there is no free lunch,’ he said. … ‘You don't have the wind all the time,’ Singh said. ‘You don't have the sun all the time.’”
—“Professor Pushes Nuclear Power”
Tulsa World
March 29, 2008
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