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Despite the death of Senator Kennedy on Wednesday, I was able to stumble upon some positive political news. Democratic Senator Mark Udall from Colorado has recently voiced his support for Nuclear Power. Together with John McCain, Senator Udall plans to push for the bipartisan support of nuclear power to address climate change.
Udall has seen the negative effects of climate change in his home state where the spread of pine beetles due to warmer temperatures has devastated 2.5million acres of Ponderosa and pine trees. In the article, Udall had the following to say about climate change and nuclear power:
“It is clear that if we want to respond to climate change, nuclear power has to be part of the solution.”
Rod Adams over at Atomic Insights put together a great blog about how some environmentalist are reacting to Udall’s support of Nuclear, and in a separate editorial written in support of Senator Udall to the Denver Post I found a fascinating quick fact about the waste generated by nuclear power that I have to share:
“Uranium, for example, could power one person’s electrical needs for a lifetime and leave a volume of waste only the size of a soda can, says Gwyneth Cravens, author of “Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy.”
That seems like a relatively small amount of waste to me for a lifetime worth of power. Especially considering the fact that reprocessing the spent fuel could help further reduce the amount of waste that needs to be stored. Do our environment a favor and let your senator know that you support Nuclear Power!
