Mon, Mar 26, 2012
One year after the tsunami and resulting failure of the Fukushima nuclear power plant in Japan, a majority of Americans continue to favor the use of nuclear energy as one of the ways to provide electricity for the U.S. The 57% who favor nuclear power this year is identical to the percentage measured in early […]
Wed, Mar 21, 2012
I’m pleased to report the House passed HCR 37 by voice-vote this morning, a resolution I sponsored calling on Congress and the President to support continued oil exploration in the United States and Canada and the Keystone XL Pipeline. I’d rather get my oil from Canadian Mounties and the Bakken Reserve in Montana and the Dakotas than […]
Sat, Mar 17, 2012
Nuclear energy must remain an option for Iowans if our state is to move forward. Our state lawmakers are debating House File 561. It does not give MidAmerican Energy, or any utility, permission to build a nuclear power plant or charge any costs to its customers. It allows the Iowa Utilities Board to determine if […]
Tue, Mar 13, 2012
Legislation to create a regulatory framework for small-scale nuclear energy production moved to the full Senate by the narrowest of margins. Sen. Matt McCoy House File 561, which would direct MidAmerican Energy to make seek approval of a nuclear power plant, was approved by the Senate Commerce Committee 8-7. It is expected to fare better […]
Thu, Mar 1, 2012
State Sen. Mike Kehoe has filed a bill allowing AmerenMissouri and its consortium of for-profit and rural electric cooperative utilities to have ratepayers pay for the costs of seeking an early site permit to build a second nuclear reactor in Callaway County. Kehoe’s action came Wednesday, the next-to-last day that state senators could introduce bills […]
Thu, Feb 16, 2012
Nuclear energy is one of the most affordable, reliable and cleanest forms of electricity, supplying about 20 percent of America’s electricity. However, the management of nuclear waste has become an increasingly costly process because the federal government has completely abdicated its responsibility to provide long-term storage. American consumers and nuclear utilities have paid over $30 […]
