The Japan nuclear crisis has slowed down action to lift the state’s moratorium on nuclear reactors … but it doesn’t mean the debate is over.
That’s according to the Journal Sentinel, which quotes South Milwaukee Rep. Mark Honadel, chairman of the Assembly Committee on Energy and Utilities, as saying he will co-sponsor a bill to end the construction ban later this year.
Check out the blog posting here. From it:
“Out of courtesy, we should relax a little bit and let everything settle down over there and see how severe the ramifications are,” Honadel said. “But I still believe we intend to introduce a bill and lift our moratorium so we can allow the debate to happen.”
Lifting the moratorium isn’t a sign the state will start building reactors overnight, Honadel said. “This bill is not for Wisconsin to start building new plants. It simply opens the door to the nuclear debate,” he said. “We want to lift the moratorium so that if and when the time’s to consider a future plant, we want to be able to do that.” …
“What’s happening right now in Japan will definitely be a good learning experience as to what and what not to do. Thank goodness Wisconsin isn’t sitting on the ‘Ring of Fire,’ ” Honadel said. “In the core of my being I hope this doesn’t hinder the bill because it definitely should not. It’s two different debates.”
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There is a big difference between building in the “Ring of Fire” or even California vs. building in Wisconsin. This is especially true since building natural gas plants isn’t much of a solution at least until our President decides to finally allow drilling to get us off our foreign dependence.
Can’t agree with you more SM Guy. Also, unless huge gains in technology occur, solar and wind aren’t going to be anything but minor contributors to our power supply. Nuclear is a safe and environmentally friendly solution.
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