More Nukes

Yes!

President Barack Obama is endorsing nuclear energy like never before, trying to win over Republicans and moderate Democrats on climate and energy legislation.

Obama singled out nuclear power in his State of the Union address, and his spending plan for the next budget year is expected to include billions of more dollars in federal guarantees for new nuclear reactors. This emphasis reflects both the political difficulties of passing a climate bill in an election year and a shift from his once cautious embrace of nuclear energy.

He’s now calling for a new generation of nuclear power plants.

I agree! 

Oh wait…

During the campaign, Obama said he would support nuclear power with caveats. He was concerned about how to deal with radioactive waste and how much federal money was needed to support construction costs. Those concerns remain; some say they’ve gotten worse.

Crap!  As usual, the devil is in the details.  One can say they support nuclear energy all they want, but if the crushing regulatory environment that has prevented the building of a new nuclear plant in decades is not eased, it’s all just posturing.  It’s like Governor Doyle’s global warming bill that supports more nuclear power in Wisconsin if if if if if if if until it doesn’t actually change anything.