[ RadSafe ] Re: Sen Frist calls for nuclear power

[farbersa at optonline.net]

Hi all,
Sen. Frist writes in his commentary that the government's "official 30-year energy forecast, indeed, will assume that we're going to build another 
six gigawatts of generating capacity - roughly six new reactors"

The growth of electrical demand over the next 30 years has to be much, much more than 6 gigawatts which is equal to only 6  1,000 Mw[e] power plants

Does anyone have the link for the govenments official 30 year energy forecast?

Stewart Farber
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ludwig E. Feinendegen" <feinendegen at gmx.net>
Date: Tuesday, November 15, 2005 5:48 am
Subject: [ RadSafe ] Re: Sen Frist calls for nuclear power
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>  http://www.ajc.com/opinion/content/opinion/1105/14edfrist.html 
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>  ajc.com > Opinion 
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>  NUCLEAR POWER
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>  Put aside fears; seize its potential
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>  By BILL FRIST
>  Published on: 11/14/05 
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>  Sometime in the next five years, if all goes according to plan, 
> construction workers will turn over the first spades of dirt for 
> the foundations of a new nuclear power plant. ..................

Without nuclear power we will likely face another energy crisis. 
> The federal government's forthcoming official 30-year energy 
> forecast, indeed, will assume that we're going to build another 
> six gigawatts of generating capacity - roughly six new reactors. .............................