N.C. lawmaker says nuclear must be part of U.S. clean-energy goals

N.C. lawmaker says nuclear must be part of U.S. clean-energy goals
President Barack Obama's clean and cost-effective energy goals "must include nuclear," Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-N.C., said during the Nuclear Energy Institute's annual conference in North Carolina. "Congress must get serious about implementing a long-term energy policy, diversify energy choices and put us on a path toward a new energy future," he said. The Charlotte Observer (N.C.)

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