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I notice you artfully ignored the issue brought up it my post 28, as you know it provides us conservatives with a slam-dunk answer to your global warming paranoia. Why don't you simply admit your true agenda? Then we can have an interesting conversation about that, instead of this made-up issue.
I don't really give a shit about nuclear power. It is clean, efficient, and if all of the proper measures are taken, it is safe. There have been a lot of questions about our ability to protect nuclear power plants, and insiders have said that they are not managed as well as they should be. If we are going to convert the entire nation to nuclear energy, we have to be certain that these potential hazards are addressed. Nuclear power is not great for surrounding eco-systems (the return water is warmer than it ought to be), a solution for that would be nice.
Right now we get 20% of our power from nuclear power, I would have no problem raising that. Nuclear plants provide 80% of France's power, and they have not had any serious problems (though we would obviously need more plants than France).