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Critics assail nuclear plan – Local / Metro – The State

Critics assail nuclear plan The State

Dec. 02, 2008

Hearings begin on SCE&G’s proposal to build two reactors at Jenkinsville siteBy CHUCK CRUMBO – ccrumbo@thestate.com

Opponents took aim Monday at SCE&G’s $9.8 billion plan to build two nuclear reactors at its Jenkinsville plant.

On the first day state regulators began hearing the Columbia-based utility’s case for building the reactors, nearly two dozen people — from a former Marine to a peace activist — charged the project is too expensive and too risky.

In light of the country’s current economic woes, Gerald Rudolph of Lexington questioned whether the utility should proceed with the project.

SCE&G, charged Rudolph, a local peace activist, “is about to squander the money of lenders and ratepayers to build this albatross.”…………………opponents of the nuclear project said the utility had not fully considered using alternative energy sources such as solar and wind, as well as promoting conservation.

And, they added, there is no clear plan for disposing of radioactive waste, which must be stored at nuclear plants.

Susan Corbett of the Sierra Club questioned whether passing the problem of nuclear waste disposal on to future generations is “ethical and moral.”

“We’re considering asking future generations to baby-sit our waste,” Corbett said……………“I’m here for my kids,” said Mathew Kip, of Columbia. If SCE&G builds the reactors, “this is just disregarding their futures.”

Critics assail nuclear plan – Local / Metro – The State

December 4, 2008 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | Uncategorized