Christine Todd Whitman: The Benefits of Nuclear Power
ASP Board member and former Governor of New Jersey and EPA Administrator Christine Todd Whitman wrote an article in The Augusta Chronicle on September 8 on the benefits of nuclear power. The Nuclear Regulatory Commission approved construction for two new nuclear reactors in Georgia and another two new reactors in South Carolina. Gov. Whitman discusses the advantages to nuclear power – clean energy, economic output, and new jobs – and why it should be a core part of U.S. energy policy. From the article:
In Georgia, the two new reactors at Plant Vogtle represent the largest construction project in Georgia’s history. Construction will create 5,000 well-paying long-term jobs between now and the time the reactors go online (the first will begin generating power in 2016 and the second in 2017). More than 2,300 people are already at work, and Georgia Power projects that this number will double by 2017. And once they are in operation, the plants will create an additional 800 career-long jobs. (It’s worth noting that average starting salaries in the industry fall in the range of $65,000 to $80,000).
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