London (Platts)--7Dec2007
NEI lamented the house decision not to include nuclear as a renewable in an
energy bill, HR 6, passed by the US House of Representatives December 6. The
bill mandates that US utilities get 15% of their power from renewable sources
and efficiency improvements by 2020. Nuclear is not included as a renewable
resource.
Nuclear Energy Institute President/CEO Frank "Skip" Bowman said the House
"missed an opportunity to further" energy and environmental goals because
nuclear plants "are the only expandable, carbon-free baseload electricity
source today, and they could play a significant role" in meeting renewable
portfolio standards. Bowman said NEI will work to get nuclear recognized in
the Senate, which has not voted on the bill yet.
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