Despite the suffering of the Rudya family they still believe in nuclear energy, as do most of Ukraine’s population and its government, which plans to build 22 new reactors.
2010 again left the "nuclear renaissance" in the Dark Age that defines the technology. But an Armageddon-style battle looms when Congress returns next year.
Vermont's new governor pledged to shut its leaking nuclear site. And the town closest to that reactor has voted to take it by eminent domain if necessary.
Jeffrey St. Clair, Joshua Frank, TruthOut.org. March 16, 2010.
Despite his attempts to alert the public of future nuclear leaks, Obama still considers nuclear power a viable alternative to coal-fired plants. The atom lobby must be pleased.
Over 10 years, the industry has spent $1 million per every U.S. Senator and Representative, plus another $100 million for the White House, courts and media.
Obama has announced some $8.3 billion in loan guarantees for two new reactors planned for Georgia, which are unable to withstand natural cataclysms like hurricanes.
Areva SE, a French-owned power company, is betting that the Golden State's disfavor of nuclear power won't stand up after regulators and citizens look closely at its climate goals.
The Senate bill includes a "Clean Energy Development Administration" that could deliver virtually unlimited federal cash to build new reactors and fund other mega-polluters.
