Clyburn Says South Carolina Not Enough Wind for Wind Energy
One of the most powerful politicians in South Carolina and the country believes that any new energy policy that focuses on wind and solar power does not consider the nuclear advances of South Carolina.
Speaking in Columbia Monday, alongside Savannah River Nuclear Solutions President and CEO Chuck Munns, House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn (D-S.C.) said that nuclear power, and plants located within the Savannah River Site, must be a vital part of our collective energy future.
More than 50 percent of our energy comes from nuclear energy, according to Clyburn.
“The fact is we only use about 38 of that – the rest we are supplying,” he said. “If we aren’t careful, we will be subsidizing other states, and we won’t get credit in this portfolio.”
Clyburn said that South Carolina is simply not suited for solar or wind energy production, and renewable energy policy to benefit South Carolina must be nuclear-heavy.
“We produce just enough wind to ruin a good golf shot,” the Whip quipped.
Clyburn recognized the fears associated with nuclear power but believes that the technology has made the energy significantly safer in the last few decades.
Since that time, designs have improved significantly.
“France gets 80 percent of its energy from nuclear power. I don’t think they are smarter people than we are,” he said.
The Democrat also threw his continuing support behind nuclear reprocessing coming to the local area and the much maligned Mixed-Oxide (MOX) Fuel Fabrication Facility.
“We’ve got to keep the research going on that, keep the reprocessing in place, and I believe the Savannah River Site will be a significant part of that,” he said.
Contact Mike Gellatly at mgellatly@aikenstandard.com.
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