NEI Nuclear Notes

Yesterday, we shared a video clip of Senator Barack Obama on the stump in Iowa answering a question about nuclear energy. Today, I've got a clip of the winner of the Iowa caucus on the Republican side, Governor Mike Huckabee, addressing the same topic: For our previous posts on Governor Huckabee, click here .

Former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee is the latest Presidential candidate to talk to Grist about his positions on energy and the environment . Here's his answer on nuclear energy: Q. Do you think we need to expand the role of nuclear power in the U.S.? A. Absolutely. France is almost completely nuclear, and it's not like they're a nation given to risky behaviors. There's been a real bias against nuclear energy in the United States, going all the way back to Three Mile Island in 1979, but I think most of it is unfounded. I mean, we've been running nuclear submarines for 60 years without accidents.