Support of Nuclear Energy

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WHEREAS, continuing into the new millennium, 20 percent of the United

States' consumed electricity and 14 percent of Canada's consumed electricity

is generated by nuclear power; and WHEREAS, 103 operating United States'

nuclear power plants provided 782 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity to

consumers in 2005 while comprising 10 percent of the nations energy capacity

as nuclear energy production costs continue to decline; and WHEREAS, 443

nuclear power plants supply 16 percent of the world's electricity needs

while avoiding 500 million tons of carbon annually; and WHEREAS, about

15,000 IBEW members are directly employed to operate, maintain, and provide

support at 69 operating nuclear power reactors; and WHEREAS, about 70,000

IBEW members and other building trade workers are temporarily used as

contractors or vendor specialty crews to provide service and maintenance;

and WHEREAS, IBEW members have the required skills to construct, operate and

maintain nuclear power plants within the stringent regulatory requirements

employed as federally mandated trustworthy and reliable workers while

achieving record levels of nuclear plant capacity factors and safe

performance records at these facilities;

 

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