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McCain Calls for Building 45 New Nuclear Reactors
Wednesday, June 18, 2008
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Sen. John McCain is calling for construction of 45
new nuclear reactors by 2030 and pledging $2 billion a year in federal
funds to make clean coal a reality. He says the measures will reduce
American dependence on foreign oil.
In a second straight day of campaigning devoted to energy, the
Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting also said Wednesday that
the only time Democratic rival Barack Obama voted for a tax cut was
for a "break for the oil companies."
During an appearance in Springfield, Mo., McCain said the 104 nuclear
reactors currently in operation produce about 20 percent of the
nation's annual electricity needs. He said they spare the atmosphere
the equivalent of nearly all auto emissions in America.
