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McCain tours nuke plant, renews call for nuclear power expansion in U.S.

 

Republican presidential candidate John McCain toured a nuclear plant in Michigan

on Tuesday, using the opportunity to renew his call for the U.S. to build 45 new

nuclear reactors by 2030. At the plant, McCain said that his love affair with

nuclear power began when he encountered nuclear ships and submarines in the

Navy. " I knew it was safe then, I know it's safe now, " he said. However, the

backdrop for his nuclear-safety claim was less than ideal. The nuke plant McCain

was touring has been the site of a number of nuclear accidents: one reactor had

a partial meltdown in 1966 and briefly caught fire this May. Another reactor

leaked in 2005, temporarily shutting down the plant. On the tour, McCain accused

Democrat Barack Obama of not fully supporting nuclear power, but Obama's

campaign refuted the claim. An Obama spokesperson issued a statement saying that

Obama " supports safe and secure nuclear energy. ... However, before an expansion

of nuclear power is considered, Obama thinks key issues must be addressed,

including: security of nuclear fuel and waste, waste storage, and

proliferation. "

 

 

 

sources: Los Angeles Times, The New York Times, Detroit Free Press

 

 

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