Quotes

alt"If you had asked me 20 years ago about nuclear power, I would have taken the traditional green view and said something like 'over my dead body'. To achieve decarbonisation of our power, nuclear has to be part of the answer." Lord Smith, chairman of the British Environment Agency on 7 May 2012 (source: Financial Times)

"If I am elected president, I will set this nation on a course to building 45 new reactors by the year 2030, with the ultimate goal of 100 new plants to power the homes and factories and cities of America."

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and presumptive Republican presidential nominee, "McCain Calls for Construction of 45 Nuclear Reactors in U.S. by 2030," Forbes.com, June 19, 2008