Kentucky to go nuclear?

I frankly don't see the newfound appeal of nuclear power.

Although the conservative camp laughably insists that nuclear power is a "green technology", it's actually one of the most dangerous and costly forms of energy. So much so that Kentucky banned nuclear power plants after the Three Mile Island disaster in Pennsylvania.

But some want that ban lifted. State Sen. Bob Leeper introduced a bill this year to repeal Kentucky's nuclear ban - boasting that Kentucky could host numerous nuclear plants if his bill passed.

Of course it could, but why would most Kentuckians want that?

Even since Kentucky's ban was enacted, there's been enough worry over attempts to build plants just across the state line. Anyone who remembers the map inside the cover of the Campbell County phone book showing where the toxic cloud would hover in case of a nuclear accident in Ohio doesn't need to be reminded of that. Kentucky doesn't need nuclear power plants anywhere near, let alone within its own borders.

But a new report actually suggests Kentucky take a serious look at nuclear power. Several utility firms have already threatened to build nuclear plants in the Bluegrass State if they get permission.

You can just see Monty Burns tapping his fingers together and saying, "Excellent!"

If we want Kentucky to save energy, school boards should stop closing down schools in populated areas and forcing kids to be schlepped 10 miles out of town. And let's stop allowing big box stores and exurban malls to drive Main Street out of business and making everyone drive 30 miles just to get groceries.

(Source: http://www.kypost.com/content/middleblue1/story.aspx?content_id=fde4ae72-ab43-473b-b54c-a6cfe8fa9a55)