Nuclear power has now become the cleanest source of energy.
Plant Vogtle, a Georgia nuclear power station, is generating enough power for half a million homes.
The station’s establishment began in 2009 and cost almost $30 billion.
The energy source is being embraced by the Biden administration to aid its climate change agenda.
“The Biden administration has embraced nuclear in a way that previous Democratic administrations haven’t,” according to Senior Vice President of Policy Development and Public Affairs for the Nuclear Energy Institute John Kotek.
Nuclear power is one of the technologies being used to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Energy Department officials stated, “Nuclear power is one of the few proven options that could deliver this at scale, while creating high-paying jobs with concentrated economic benefits for communities most impacted by the energy transition.”
Reporting from The Washington Times:
Tim Cavanaugh, a senior editor at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, said Mr. Biden’s nuclear energy agenda is merely paying “lip service” to the industry now that administration officials recognize the limitations of intermittent solar and wind power, which have threatened or caused brownouts and blackouts during heat waves and extreme cold spells. “The industry needs more than quick fixes,” Mr. Cavanaugh said. “The Nuclear Regulatory Commission, which inflicts a 32-step construction licensing process, has blocked almost all new nuclear power generation since Gerald Ford was president. Neither Biden nor Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm is trying to reform the regulatory framework for what is already the safest form of energy on the planet.”
