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[jonyb]

I'd rather punch myself in the nuts than get into political arguments on the internet, but you should do some research about the Heritage Foundation boys. The Koch Brothers are evil scum-bag criminals that are the big financial backers of the current "conservative" movement. Obama participates in their corporate cronyism but I don't think he's the one that's going to cut any kind of nuclear-power. If you want nuclear power to survive, be very careful where your "conservative" dollars go. (Hint: The Koch brothers have made all of their billions through oil and coal.)

If you're interested in learning more about the current "conservative" movement in this country, dive in here --> http://www.newyorker.com/reporting/2...0fa_fact_mayer

That's a fair article that is scary as hell. I personally lean pretty far libertarian... but.... knowing that there are people (and money) like that pulling strings is SCARY stuff.

Here's a quote from one of our news clips lately:

The plant in Paducah is operated by the United States Enrichment Corporation and produces low-enriched uranium for use in commercial nuclear power plants across the country. The bill would allow the plant to re-enrich leftover uranium—called “tails”—and sell it to generate power. Both Whitfield and the Government Accountability Office estimate the re-enrichment could net more than $4 billion for the federal government.
But the legislation is stalled in Congress, facing bipartisan opposition. Whitfield argues that the project is a win-win —it will generate money and retain 1,200 jobs for the area. He says the Department of Energy could act on its own, but isn’t.
“That’s why it’s so puzzling and so frustrating because you produce the money for the government, you save the government significant money and you expedite environmental cleanup and you save 1200 jobs,” Whitfield said. “We’re stymied in Washington because the Obama Administration is still opposed to it, Secretary Chu is still opposed to it, the Democratic leadership in the House is still opposed to it. And then we have a lot of conservative people in the Congress who don’t want to spend any money.”
The conservative think tank the Heritage Foundation came out against the bill because it’s worded to disqualify competitive bidding for the uranium.

That's not the only issue, there are a few more, that's just the first one that came to mind. This company is also trying to get a new technology going, but not getting much support from DOE or Congress.

[wotan2525]

Here's a quote from one of our news clips lately:



That's not the only issue, there are a few more, that's just the first one that came to mind. This company is also trying to get a new technology going, but not getting much support from DOE or Congress.

Ughh.... The reason behind that? HUGE lobbying bucks from the coal and oil cronies. What an embarrassment. You can use this handy guide while deciding what congressional ticket to punch in the upcoming election: Are they in? They should be out.