Industry wins nuclear battles, but war goes on
While pronuclear forces were cheering initiative and referendum victories in California, Arizona, Colorado, Montana, Ohio, Oregon, and Washington, antinuclear forces were doubling their effort to convince middle-of-the-roaders to join their forces. One of the latest shots against nuclear power came from Common Cause, which aims its guns at the Congressional Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. In a 38-page report, Common Cause called JCAE the ''huckster for the nuclear power industry,'' and argued that it should be abolished because it is possibly unconstitutional and certainly unique in that it is the only joint committee in Congress with the power to draft legislation. Presidential Carter has taken a cautious stand on nuclear power, and GAO has questioned the financial uncertainties of the ERDA proposal to build 128 breeder reactors. The misuse of funds in the California election on the nuclear initiative has been questioned, and Ralph Nader has charged the Nuclear Regulatory Commission with promoting nuclear energy behind the scene. (MCW)
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- 7128889
- Journal Information:
- Electr. World; (United States), Journal Name: Electr. World; (United States) Vol. 187:1; ISSN ELWOA
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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