McCain Calls for Ample Nuclear Reactor Construction
- Associated Press
- Jun 19, 2008
SPRINGFIELD, Mo — Sen. John McCain called Wednesday for the construction of 45 new nuclear reactors by 2030 and pledged $2 billion a year in federal funds “to make clean coal a reality,” measures designed to reduce dependence on foreign oil.
In a second straight day of campaigning devoted to the energy issue, the Republican presidential nominee-in-waiting also said the only time Democratic rival Barack Obama voted for a tax cut was for a “break for the oil companies.”
McCain said the 104 nuclear reactors currently operating around the country produce about 20 percent of the nation’s annual electricity needs.
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