Regulators should press ahead with approving construction licenses for new nuclear power plants despite Japan's nuclear crisis, President Barack Obama's top energy official said Tuesday.
WASHINGTON — Regulators should press ahead with approving construction licenses for new nuclear power plants despite Japan's nuclear crisis, President Barack Obama's top energy official said Tuesday.
Energy Secretary Steven Chu told a House panel that "the American people should have full confidence that the United States has rigorous safety regulations in place to ensure that our nuclear power is generated safely and responsibly." But he said that the administration "is committed to learning from Japan's experience."
Chu told reporters on Capitol Hill that he thought construction license applications pending at the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission could proceed.
These plants are scary but so is running out of energy. Wish there was a better option because I don't have "full" confidence in the US's "rigorous safety regulations". Unless there are better immediate options then I'm for nuclear plants. Could they build one inside a mountain? I was watching discovery channel and saw an enormous underground warehouse for distributing foods.
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