President Obama:Nuclear Power is neither "safe" nor "clean

During President Obama’s recent State of the Union speech, Congress applauded as the President announced his intention to expand “safe and clean” nuclear power. The following week the President proposed an additional $54 billion in loan guarantees to the already heavily subsidized nuclear industry.

It seems that the Obama Administration and Congress have miraculously discovered the cure for radiation induced cancer, the solution for long term safe storage of nuclear waste and the secure containment of nuclear materials from theft or terrorist attack at nuclear power plants. It’s more likely that the President and Congress are poised to dangerously repeat the same costly mistakes of the past at the expense of public health and safety and national security.

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