US SENATE INFILTRATED BY FALSE AND MISLEADING INFORMATION
 AND SINISTER PHILOSOPHY OF THE NUCLEAR INDUSTRY

The false and misleading statements are bold in the excerpts below.

U.S. Senate Committee on Environment & Public Works
Hearing Statements
Date:   09/14/2006
 
Statement of Admiral Frank L. “Skip” Bowman, U.S.N. (Retired)
President and CEO
Nuclear Energy Institute
Oversight Hearing on NRC’s Regulatory Responsibilities and Capabilities for Long- and Short- term Spent Fuel Storage Programs

In his 2006 State of the Union address, President Bush affirmed the nation’s commitment to “safe, clean nuclear energy” as part of a diverse portfolio that will meet America’s future electricity needs. A long-term commitment to nuclear energy will make the United States more energy independent and ensure the diversity of our energy sources. We appreciate the leadership of this subcommittee in continued strong oversight of the NRC and its key role in enacting the Energy Policy Act of 2005. This legislation encourages diversity of energy sources, including such emission-free sources of electricity as nuclear energy.

NUCLEAR ENERGY MUST PLAY A KEY ROLE IN OUR NATION’S ENERGY FUTURE

The nation’s energy portfolio must include clean, reliable and affordable energy sources available today, such as nuclear energy. Nuclear energy offers several unique advantages. It is the only expandable base load energy source that does not emit carbon or other greenhouse gases into the atmosphere during operation. Nuclear energy safely and reliably provides price stability for electricity customers as the prices for fossil fuels fluctuate... it is important that nuclear energy maintain at least its current 20 percent contribution to U.S. electricity production. Maintaining that level of production will require construction of a significant number of new nuclear plants beginning in the next decade. There is strong, bipartisan support for a continuing significant role for nuclear power. More than two thirds of the public supports keeping nuclear energy as a key component of our energy portfolio.  Many in the environmental community recognize and endorse the role that nuclear energy can play in controlling greenhouse gas emissions.

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