Well...Halleluiah! 

     49% of Democrats and 67% of Republicans agree on something.

     They are in favor of expanding nuclear energy. It seems windmills and solar panels aren't going to meet all our energy needs after all. 

     The resurgence of interest in nuclear power includes Congress and the White House. Safety worries have stymied the growth of nuclear power in the U.S., especially after the partial meltdown in Pennsylvania in 1979 and the Chernobyl meltdown in 1986. 

     But the global use of nuclear energy has increased in the past four decades. More than 440 reactors operate around the world powering cities, suburbs and submarines. The U.S. has 94 reactors, mostly built in the 1970s and '80s. They provide 18 percent of America's electricity. One design approved by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission seems likely. In the past, different designs for different reactors has proved way too expensive and time consuming.

     China plans to add 150 nuclear reactors to its existing 55 over the coming decade. 

Source: WORLD magazine

       Jimmy