ANS commends National Energy Policy report
"We congratulate the Bush Administration for recognizing the critical need for a comprehensive energy plan which addresses a broad array of options," Lake said.
"Nuclear power holds great promise for the generation of abundant, clean and affordable electricity for the United States as well as the rest of the world," Lake continued. "It is gratifying to see that this is understood and supported at the highest levels of government."
In a combination of short-term and long-term investments in nuclear energy, the plan recommends that the United States:
- Support the expansion of nuclear energy as a major component of our national energy policy.
- Reexamine policies to allow for research, development and deployment of fuel conditioning methods that reduce waste streams and enhance proliferation resistance.
- Consider technologies to develop reprocessing and fuel treatment technologies that are cleaner, more efficient, less waste-intensive, and more proliferation-resistant.
Congress is expected to move legislation later this summer which will address both short-term and long-term energy needs across the nation. Bills have been introduced by Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) [S.472] and Representative Lindsey Graham (R-SC) [H.R.1479] to provide a stronger foundation for the support of nuclear energy, science and technology at the federal level.
"It is the hope of ANS that Congress will continue to play a leadership role with respect to nuclear and build upon the recommendations in the National Energy Policy via legislative activities," Lake said.
