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By Timothy Cama, The Hill
Former Sens. Evan Bayh (D-Ind.) and Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) are getting behind an industry-backed effort to raise the profile of nuclear energy and highlight the risks of closing power plants.
Bayh and Gregg said Wednesday that Nuclear Matters, for which they serve as co-chairmen, wants to raise awareness of nuclear plant closings, but is not yet suggesting solutions to the problem.
“There is what I would call a perfect storm of factors threatening the nuclear power production in the United States,” Bayh told reporters. “They’re going to have some significant consequences for consumers, for our economy, for our climate policy. And yet this has really been under the radar in terms of public recognition” … more
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