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␈↓ α∧␈↓α␈↓ βHNuclear Energy Statement by California Engineers and Scientists

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTWe,␈α⊗the␈α⊗undersigned␈α⊗California␈α∃scientists␈α⊗and␈α⊗engineers,␈α⊗believe␈α∃that␈α⊗it␈α⊗is␈α⊗time␈α∃for

␈↓ α∧␈↓California␈α∪to␈α∩stop␈α∪dithering␈α∪about␈α∩nuclear␈α∪energy.␈α∩ We␈α∪must␈α∪put␈α∩the␈α∪completed␈α∪plants␈α∩into

␈↓ α∧␈↓operation,␈α
promptly␈α
finish␈α
the␈α
plants␈α
under␈α
construction,␈α
and␈α
build␈α
enough␈α
new␈α
plants␈α
to␈α
meet␈α
our

␈↓ α∧␈↓growing needs and to replace power plants that use oil and natural gas.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTThe␈αwar␈αbetween␈αIraq␈αand␈αIran␈αpoints␈αup␈αthe␈αdanger␈αto␈αCalifornia's␈αwelfare␈αcaused␈αby␈αour

␈↓ α∧␈↓failure␈α
to␈αtake␈α
adequate␈α
action␈αto␈α
ensure␈α
energy␈αsupplies.␈α
 California␈α
is␈αone␈α
of␈α
the␈αmost␈α
vulnerable

␈↓ α∧␈↓states in case of an oil cutoff emergency for many reasons.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTHere are the facts as we see them:

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αT1. We are the most populous state in the union, so our energy demands are large.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αT2.␈αWe␈α
have␈αno␈α
coal,␈αand␈αwe␈α
use␈αmore␈α
oil␈αand␈α
gas␈αthan␈αany␈α
other␈αstate␈α
for␈αthe␈αproduction␈α
of

␈↓ α∧␈↓electricity.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αT3.␈α∩California␈α∪has␈α∩the␈α∪most␈α∩cars␈α∩of␈α∪any␈α∩state␈α∪and␈α∩is␈α∩uniquely␈α∪dependent␈α∩on␈α∪them␈α∩for

␈↓ α∧␈↓transportation.␈α We␈αuse␈αthe␈αmost␈αgasoline␈αof␈αany␈αstate.␈α There␈αis␈αno␈αimmediate␈αsubstitute␈αfor␈αthis,

␈↓ α∧␈↓so it is important to reserve oil for gasoline.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αT4.␈α∂We␈α∂also␈α∂depend␈α∞heavily␈α∂on␈α∂water␈α∂power␈α∂for␈α∞electricity,␈α∂and␈α∂the␈α∂amount␈α∂available␈α∞has

␈↓ α∧␈↓been sharply reduced in dry years.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αT5.␈αBecause␈α
of␈αthe␈α
opposition␈αto␈αall␈α
presently␈αpractical␈α
forms␈αof␈α
energy␈αproduction␈αby␈α
various

␈↓ α∧␈↓pressure␈α
groups,␈α
California␈α
increasingly␈α
relies␈α
on␈α
imported␈α
energy␈α
including␈α
electricity.␈α We␈α
import

␈↓ α∧␈↓nuclear␈αand␈αwater␈α
power␈αfrom␈αthe␈α
northwest,␈αand␈αwe␈αimport␈α
coal␈αproduced␈αpower␈α
from␈αArizona

␈↓ α∧␈↓and␈α⊂Utah.␈α⊂ While␈α∂the␈α⊂State␈α⊂Administration␈α∂proposes␈α⊂further␈α⊂electricity␈α∂imports,␈α⊂it␈α⊂has␈α∂become

␈↓ α∧␈↓increasingly␈α
risky␈α
to␈α
rely␈α
other␈α
states.␈α
 As␈αenergy␈α
shortages␈α
develop,␈α
they'll␈α
meet␈α
their␈α
own␈αneeds

␈↓ α∧␈↓first.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αT6.␈α
State␈α
energy␈α
rhetoric␈α
puts␈α
its␈α
main␈α
hopes␈α
on␈α
unconventional␈α
energy␈α
sources,␈α
solar,␈αwind
␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ u2


␈↓ α∧␈↓and␈α
biomass␈α
from␈α
which␈α
the␈α
State␈α
Energy␈α
Commission␈α
itself␈α
expects␈α
little␈α
production␈α
before␈αthe

␈↓ α∧␈↓end of the century.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αT7.␈α
It␈α
is␈α
our␈α
judgment␈α
that␈α
nuclear␈α
energy␈α
for␈α
electricity␈α
production␈α
is␈α
economical␈α
and␈α
safe.␈α
 It

␈↓ α∧␈↓presents␈α∩fewer␈α⊃environmental␈α∩problems␈α⊃than␈α∩almost␈α⊃any␈α∩other␈α⊃source␈α∩of␈α⊃energy.␈α∩ It␈α⊃produces

␈↓ α∧␈↓electricity more cheaply than any other source available to us.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTEnough␈α⊂studies,␈α⊂independent␈α⊂of␈α⊂the␈α⊂energy␈α⊂industry,␈α⊂have␈α⊂confirmed␈α⊂these␈α⊂facts␈α⊂so␈α⊂that

␈↓ α∧␈↓there is no need for further delay.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αT8.␈αNuclear␈αplants␈αin␈αthe␈αU.S.␈αare␈αnow␈αtaking␈αten␈αor␈αtwelve␈αyears␈αto␈αbuild␈αin␈αcontrast␈αto␈αfive

␈↓ α∧␈↓or␈α⊃six␈α⊃years␈α⊃in␈α∩France,␈α⊃Japan␈α⊃or␈α⊃Taiwan.␈α⊃ Five␈α∩years␈α⊃is␈α⊃enough␈α⊃with␈α⊃reasonable␈α∩and␈α⊃stable

␈↓ α∧␈↓Federal, State and local regulations.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αT9.␈α∩It␈α∩is␈α∩seven␈α∩years␈α∩since␈α∩the␈α∩1973␈α∩oil␈α∩embargo␈α∩and␈α∩four␈α∩years␈α∩since␈α∩the␈α⊃anti-nuclear

␈↓ α∧␈↓initiatives␈α
were␈αdefeated␈α
by␈α
the␈αCalifornia␈α
voters.␈α
 In␈αspite␈α
of␈α
the␈αurgency␈α
and␈α
in␈αspite␈α
of␈αthe␈α
vote,

␈↓ α∧␈↓the␈α∀State␈α∀Government␈α∪has␈α∀prevented␈α∀new␈α∪plants␈α∀from␈α∀being␈α∪started␈α∀and␈α∀now␈α∀opposes␈α∪the

␈↓ α∧␈↓operation of those recently completed.  We are convinced that this opposition is mistaken.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTWe␈α∩can␈α∩no␈α∩longer␈α⊃afford␈α∩to␈α∩allow␈α∩delaying␈α⊃tactics.␈α∩ To␈α∩prevent␈α∩serious␈α∩electric␈α⊃energy

␈↓ α∧␈↓shortages␈α∂in␈α∂this␈α⊂decade,␈α∂existing␈α∂nuclear␈α⊂plants␈α∂must␈α∂not␈α∂be␈α⊂shut␈α∂down,␈α∂nuclear␈α⊂plants␈α∂under

␈↓ α∧␈↓construction␈αmust␈α
be␈αput␈α
into␈αoperation␈α
without␈αdelay,␈αand␈α
the␈αutilities␈α
must␈αplan␈α
for␈αat␈αleast␈α
6000

␈↓ α∧␈↓megawatts␈α
of␈α
additional␈αnuclear␈α
generating␈α
capacity.␈α
 That␈αwould␈α
be␈α
six␈αplants␈α
of␈α
the␈α
kind␈αnow

␈↓ α∧␈↓being built.  A way must be found to finance the needed capacity.

␈↓ α∧␈↓␈↓ αTWrite␈α∞for␈α∞further␈α∞information␈α∞to␈α∞Scientists␈α∞and␈α∞Engineers␈α∞for␈α∞Secure␈α∞Energy,␈α∞215␈α∞Market

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