Is Nuclear The Answer?

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Story Published: Jun 19, 2008 at 10:53 PM MDT

Story Updated: Nov 20, 2008 at 10:57 PM MDT

By Todd Kunz

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Republican presidential candidate John McCain is calling for the construction of 45 new nuclear reactors to be built by the year 2030. On top of that, he is pledging 2-billion dollars a year in federal funding to make clean coal a reality. He says the measures will reduce American dependence on foreign oil.

Now think back...it was July 17th, 1955...all eyes on Arco, Idaho as nuclear power took off. We come now full circle to 2008. Could national nuclear help once again be coming from Eastern Idaho?

Beth Sellers, Manager of the Idaho Operations Office for the Department Of Energy responds.

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