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To: carranza2 who wrote (252545)	12/28/2007 2:54:00 PM
From: c.hinton	Respond to of 281500

who is the worlds largest producer of nuclear power......the good ole USA! In 2004, there were 104 (69 pressurized water reactors, 35 boiling water reactors) commercial nuclear generating units licensed to operate in the United States, producing approximately 20% of the country's energy needs. In absolute terms, the United States is the world's largest supplier of commercial nuclear power. Future development of nuclear power in the U.S. was enabled by the Energy Policy Act of 2005 and is co-ordinated by the Nuclear Power 2010 Program.[76][77] On September 22, 2005 it was announced that two sites had been selected to receive new power reactors.[citation needed] On September 25, 2007 South Texas Project filed the application for a Combined Construction and Operating License (COL). Two new GE-Hitachi ABWRs will be built adjacent to the existing PWRs.[78] This is the first application for a new nuclear plant in the US for nearly 30 years.[citation needed] This was followed in October, 2007 by TVA and NuStart filing for a COL for two Westinghouse AP1000s to be built at Bellefonte in Hollywood, Alabama.[79] However, there is a history of anti-nuclear activism in the USA and many groups oppose the building of new nuclear power stations.[80][81][82] en.wikipedia.org ps why not blame the NIMBYs too

To: carranza2 who wrote (252545)	12/28/2007 3:06:10 PM
From: c.hinton	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 281500

why is it you insist on blaming people who feel GW is threat while the real culprits are average home owners. a CBS News/New York Times poll in 2007 showed that a majority of Americans would not like to have a nuclear plant built in their community, although an increasing percentage would like to see more nuclear power.[54] A poll in the European Union for Feb-Mar 2005 showed 37% in favour of nuclear energy and 55% opposed, leaving 8% undecided.[55] The same agency ran another poll in Oct-Nov 2006 that showed 14% favoured building new nuclear plants, 34% favoured maintaining the same number, and 39% favoured reducing the number of operating plants, leaving 13% undecided.[56] In the United States, the Nuclear Energy Institute has run polls since the 1980s which had shown a general trend toward favourable attitudes on nuclear energy.[57] A poll in conducted March 30 to April 1, 2007 chose solar as the most likely largest source for electricity in the US in 15 years (27% of those polled) followed by nuclear, 24% and coal, 14%. Those who were favourable of nuclear being used dropped to 63% from a historic high of 70% in 2005 and 68% in September, 2006.[58] In Spain in 2007, nuclear energy received a low poll rating at 3.1 on a scale of 10. Solar and wind received the highest rating, at 8.6 and 8.3, respectively.[52] [edit]Organisations.......http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-nuclear_movement#Public_perception_of_nuclear_power PS I am OK with Nuclear power...just not in my back yard