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http://blog.nerac.com/rnailitigation/ John

This is reposted from February 2007 because of the events going on in Japan.

During the last election campaign there was talk by some candidates about finding ways to stimulate the economy of eastern Connecticut particularly in the quiet corner. The growing industry of bio-fuel production has often been mentioned which still requires combustion of fuels and a lot of Round-Up Ready to heat and drive motors. I think that Woodstock should consider a giant leap into the future and construct a nuclear power plant. After all, the Millstone nuclear power plant in New London contributes $585 million to the state’s economy and more than $1.1 billion to the U.S. economy, including labor income of $174.5 million. Millstone generates half of the state’s electricity production so half is left for Woodstock to produce. I don’t think that there have been any new nuclear power plants constructed since the 70′s. Yet these plants produce no polluting waste other than those pesky rods – no sulfur dioxide, nitrogen oxide or carbon dioxide like the fossil fuel plants that produce the other 50% of our electricity. I was reading yesterday that the USS Eisenhower, our nuclear aircraft carrier in the Arabian Sea, can run for 17 years without refueling, and this craft produces all of its potable water from the sea using the same ‘nucules.’

If we were to embark on this bold step, then Woodstock could become the focus of the entire state and nation for taking matters into our own hands, especially in light of our unique Prop 46. We could call it ‘Turkey Point’ or ‘Fox Creek’, names used by other eco-friendly nuclear power plants… or how about ‘Swamp Yankee Vernal’ after our revolutionary fathers. There are lots of large tracks of land in town to build the plant. I favor a high profile place like the Fairgrounds where everyone can view the majesty of the silos on a daily basis… and these grounds already have a fence put up for security. Read the rest of this entry »