[ RadSafe ] Obama makes NO nuclear compromise to pass clean energy bill

[Perle, Sandy]

Hi Gary,

I don't disagree at all that Obama and the majority of Democrats are anti-nuclear. The purpose of providing the article was to address Franz's request is there anything that shows anything positive from Obama. While they are still not pro, at least this was a concilatory copmment from the administration. One can't deny that. However, actions do speak louder than words, so we'll see (I'm not holding my breath)! OPne last thpught, any Cabinet member when speaking to Congress or elsewhere, generally is speaking for the President, and the fact that Chu came from the Department of Energy, I have more confidence in his words when spoken.

But you and I are generally in full agreement.

Regards,

Sandy

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-----Original Message-----
From: radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl [mailto:radsafe-bounces at radlab.nl] On Behalf Of garyi at trinityphysics.com
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 9:45 PM
To: radsafe at radlab.nl
Subject: [ RadSafe ] Obama makes NO nuclear compromise to pass clean energy bill

That wasn't Obama doing the endorsing, it was the energy secretary.  There is a huge
difference between sending a surrogate and saying something yourself.  And if you read what
was said, even the secretary promised....nothing.  Closing Yucca, imho, speaks louder than
this "endorsement by association".  I've looked, and I can't find a single thing that this
administration has done to advance nuclear power, despite the overwhelming emphasis it
puts on clean energy

If I were president, and I really did "...want to recapture the lead on industrial nuclear power"
I would actually say so myself.  Further, I would be pushing congress to make legislative
changes to accomplish that.  Nothing like that is happening.  No, in the context of the political
situation, Chu's statements are really meant to entice more support for climate legislation, not
nuclear power.  Its not even a carrot - its a suggestion of a carrot, a shimmering global
warming mirage of a carrot.  Kind of like the EPA's threat of "command and control"
regulation of CO2 is a stick (but the stick is real).

Even if the big 0 really does like nuclear power, his core political base is simply too green for
him to risk allowing real progress on it.

-Gary Isenhower


On 9 Dec 2009 at 16:56, Perle, Sandy wrote:

From:                   "Perle, Sandy" <SPerle at mirion.com>

Franz,

Here is "one" example, not just by words but by actual endorsement.

Regards,

Sandy
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