We should remember that there are nations which meet more than 30 to 60% of their power requirements through the nuclear power system.
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Today, nuclear power provides 20 percent of power in the United States.
We have every interest in seeing that the military use of nuclear power will be contained.
Nuclear power is here to stay, and we need to support a strong domestic uranium industry.
If we are to meet the growing electricity demand in the United States without significantly increasing emissions of greenhouse gases, we must maintain a diverse supply of electricity, and nuclear power must be part of that mix.
I can assure you we are a responsible nuclear power.
With 3 percent of the world's resources and 25 percent of the world's demand, it is pretty obvious this country cannot drill its way to energy security.
Nuclear power is an important part of our domestic fuel mix.
Nuclear power plants must be prepared to withstand everything from earthquakes to tsunamis, from fires to floods to acts of terrorism.
I think we should stop using nuclear power plants because it's an old system that we can't control.
The idea that the growing demand for energy worldwide can be met with energy from nuclear power is nonsense.