Nuclear Free Utah

I received this e-mail today:

WESTERN BUSINESS ROUNDTABLE

Dear Katie--

Utah is going to need a lot more power in the coming years if we are to create new jobs, grow our economy and "keep the lights on" in our homes, schools, farms and places of business. In fact, experts say we will need about 25 percent more electricity generation in the 10 years.

Most Utahans believe we ought to rely on a broad diversity of energy sources to become energy independent like: clean coal, solar, nuclear, natural gas, oil shale, geothermal and wind.

Senator David Hinkins is sponsoring a resolution in the Utah Senate to encourage reliable and affordable new nuclear power development in Utah. Nuclear power is a secure and cost-effective option for Utah's future. Go here to send an instant message to your elected representative in Salt Lake City:

Senator Hinkins' resolution points out that nuclear power has economic, environmental and fuel diversity benefits, in addition to its impressive operational safety and security record. It also notes that construction of a new two-unit nuclear facility in Utah would:

• Create 3,500 construction jobs;
• Inject billions of dollars into Utah’s economy;
• Create 800 high wage jobs over the 60+ year life of the plant; and
• One proposed project would contribute over $2 million in 2009 to the State Institutional Trust Lands Fund in 2009.

Senator Hinkins' resolution also:

• Declares that nuclear power has been shown to be a viable cost effective option, that current rate payer protection laws and regulations are sufficient and that no new legislation or special action is needed for the Public Service Commission to recognize nuclear power as a prudent investment;
  
• Declares that no appropriations for special committees or programs are needed to determine whether nuclear power can be built in Utah; encourages all investor-owned and municipally owned utilities and power marketers and traders to consider participating in a nuclear power project in Utah; and recognizes commercial nuclear power plants as a market-based, commercially competitive enterprise.

Ask your legislator to support Senator Hinkins’s Senate Joint Resolution Supporting New Nuclear Power. Please take a minute and let your elected officials know of your support by going here.

Thank you very much.

Jim Sims
President & CEO
Western Business Roundtable

I DO NOT want a nuclear power plant in Utah. It is just a quick fix. They can create The same amount of jobs through development of solar and wind power plants. PLEASE PLEASE write your Congress, and Senate representatives and tell them you do not want nuclear power in Utah. Let them know you do want things like SOLAR and WIND!!! Usually I am middle of the road on most things. But nuclear power is something with long term problems I don't want my children and their children to live with. High school science classes have taught me that much:)

Also It is OK if we use less power...
Maybe go to bed earlier, use power saving light bulbs, unplug things when you are not using them, and just getting outside and doing something!
What I like best is that those things save me money and I feel healthy!