Nuclear Matters sponsored a policy discussion today highlighting broad support for nuclear energy in the U.S. electricity landscape, as demonstrated by the bipartisan mix of labor, business, environmental and policy voices who participated. Members of Nuclear Matters Leadership Council, including former U.S. Secretary of Energy Spencer Abraham, former Environmental Protection Agency - EPA - Administrator Carol M. Browner, and president of North America Building Trades Unions, Sean McGarvey, highlighted the many benefits that existing nuclear plants provide across the U.S. at the roundtable, hosted by The Hill. Gene Barr, president and CEO for the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry, also participated in the roundtable, and the event featured keynote remarks by Dr. Peter Lyons, Assistant Secretary for Nuclear Energy, U.S. Department of Energy.
This bipartisanship is critical to enabling the problem-solving required to tackle what policy solutions might best address the challenges facing our existing nuclear fleet.The diverse backgrounds of the participants in this discussion are a testament to the breadth of support nuclear energy has, said Secretary Abraham. This bipartisanship is critical to enabling the problem-solving required to tackle what policy solutions might best address the challenges facing our existing nuclear fleet. The decision to support the existing nuclear plants, which are directly responsible for 100,000 high-quality jobs, was an easy one for me, especially considering that nuclear energy is the most employment- and salary-intensive of all energy sources in this country, said McGarvey who went to say that they are hopeful that the diverse support for nuclear energy reinforces to the public and policymakers just how important keeping our existing and expanding the nuclear fleet operating is to the U.S. long-term energy strategy.
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