Huntsman Says Nuclear Power An Option For Utah
None by Eric Ray
(KCPW News) Utah Governor Jon Huntsman says when it comes to searching for ways to reduce the state's carbon footprint and produce alternative energy, he's hard-pressed to pull nuclear energy off the table.Huntsman says nuclear energy development is an option for Utah because it is emissions free. However, he admits the idea of nuclear power has problems, like the cost of building and operating a nuclear plant, and what to do with nuclear waste. Huntsman says there's a gap between nuclear energy production and reprocessing waste on-site. He says he won't sign off on any deal to store nuclear waste in Utah if the energy is produced elsewhere.
To listen to a longer conversation with Huntsman, which includes his thoughts on carbon capture and sequestration, click here.
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1. Randy Myers said:
Coal-fired plants are hazardous to our long-term health. The amount of pollutants dumped into the air is inarguable. The legislative mandates enacted to secure elctric power generation and transmission prior to the increased public outcry for clean air may have unwittingly made it more difficult for alternative power, specifically solar, and wind, to effectively supplant carbon-based steam powered generation systems. I did not include nuclear or hydro, because we already have enough water problems in this state without compounding the issue exponentially.
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