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Brown “open-minded” about nuclear power plant, wants more details
When a coalition of energy companies meet in Ohio Thursday, June 18, to announce plans to build a nuclear power plant in Pike County, Sen. Sherrod Brown will be absent.
It’s not that Brown, D-Ohio, wasn’t aware of the plant. It’s just he’s holding out on approval until he knows more.
“I want to look at what are the specifics of what they’re doing,” he said. “I’m always interested in economic development, of course, and I want to listen to what local residents say and see plans for the facility…I want to know more.”
He said 20 years ago, he was “not at all” convinced that nuclear energy was safe, but today characterizes himself as “open-minded” about it.
“I think they’ve made major strides,” he said. “I’m not 100 percent sold but I want to see what they’re doing.”
Sen. George Voinovich, R-Ohio, U.S. Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Loveland and Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland plan to be at a 10 a.m. press event Thursday announcing plans to build a nuclear power plant at the site of the Department of Energy’s Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant in Piketon.
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By Jed
June 18, 2009 3:41 PM | Link to this
Europe has been using nuclear energy to create electricity for decades without any problems. With current recycling technology, even nuclear wast acnBy mwm
June 17, 2009 5:18 PM | Link to this
Nothing wrong with nuclear power… And, if the plant is built in Ohio, then, the nuclear waste should stay in Ohio. Don’t ship it out west.