{"id":1073813,"date":"2021-12-01T17:58:33","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T22:58:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1073813"},"modified":"2021-12-01T17:58:38","modified_gmt":"2021-12-01T22:58:38","slug":"cannot-power-the-world-with-solar-panels-and-wind-turbines-alone-bipartisan-lawmakers-advocate-for-increased-nuclear-energy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cannot-power-the-world-with-solar-panels-and-wind-turbines-alone-bipartisan-lawmakers-advocate-for-increased-nuclear-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Cannot Power The World With Solar Panels And Wind Turbines Alone\u2019: Bipartisan Lawmakers Advocate For Increased Nuclear Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcannot-power-the-world-with-solar-panels-and-wind-turbines-alone-bipartisan-lawmakers-advocate-for-increased-nuclear-energy%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1073813&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Bipartisan leaders of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee vowed to continue promoting nuclear energy during an industry conference Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Both Energy Committee Chairman Joe Manchin and Ranking Member John Barrasso reiterated their support for nuclear energy during the American Nuclear Society winter conference in Washington, D.C., arguing that an economy-wide transition to clean energy would be impossible without it. The Senate leaders added that the U.S. must produce more energy and avoid reliance on foreign entities.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe reality is that you cannot power the world with solar panels and wind turbines alone,\u201d Barrasso said during his remarks. \u201cThe demands for energy worldwide are going to continue to increase. Not just in the United States, you\u2019re gonna see that worldwide.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cEvery time we use energy, we\u2019re using it more efficiently, but you still have increased demands,\u201d the Wyoming Republican added. \u201cNuclear has to be a very, very important part of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Barrasso said more members of Congress should support nuclear energy because of its efficiency and built-in storage systems unlike solar and wind power. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/12\/nuclear-energy-carbon-free-electricity-environmentalists-united-states\/\">(RELATED: Nuclear May Be The Ticket To A Carbon-Free Future. Why Do Environmentalists Hate It?)<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is smaller, it\u2019s more efficient and includes an energy storage system when the wind isn\u2019t blowing and the sun isn\u2019t shining,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s an interesting debate that I have occasionally with the Bernie Sanders\u2019 of the world who is not pro-nuclear. He should be, but he\u2019s not.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_7330047\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\" readability=\"33\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-7330047\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Republican Sen. John Barrasso speaks alongside other GOP lawmakers during a press conference on rising gas and energy prices on Oct. 27. (Samuel Corum\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In July, Barrasso and a bipartisan group of senators <a href=\"https:\/\/www.capito.senate.gov\/news\/press-releases\/capito-whitehouse-barrasso-booker-crapo-introduce-legislation-to-preserve-and-expand-americas-nuclear-energy-sector\">introduced<\/a> the American Nuclear Infrastructure Act (ANIA), which proposed to bolster domestic nuclear reactor development. The bill was ultimately <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/117th-congress\/house-bill\/3684\/text?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22H.+R.+3684%22%5D%7D\">included<\/a> in the infrastructure package <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycaller.com\/2021\/11\/15\/joe-biden-victory-lap-bipartisan-infrastructure-bill-signing-ceremony-law\/\">signed<\/a> into law by President Joe Biden on Nov. 15.<\/p>\n<p>Manchin highlighted the legislation Wednesday, saying it was part of the \u201csignificant progress\u201d made by the U.S. in advancing nuclear infrastructure over the last year. He noted that the ANIA funds two billion-dollar advanced reactor projects, allocates $6 billion for supporting financially-strained nuclear plants and includes money for developing a nuclear-powered clean hydrogen hub.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI will continue pushing for the inclusion of funding for the advanced nuclear fuel availability program,\u201d Manchin said during a pre-recorded speech. \u201cAs you know, proper funding of this program will ensure a domestic supply of high-assay low-enriched uranium, eliminating reliance on Russia or other foreign suppliers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe U.S. must maintain our nuclear supply chain, creating high paying manufacturing jobs and reassert U.S. leadership,\u201d he continued.<\/p>\n<p>The Energy and Natural Resources Committee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.energy.senate.gov\/hearings\/2021\/11\/full-committee-hearing-on-potential-non-electric-applications-of-civilian-nuclear-energy\">held<\/a> a hearing on the future of nuclear in the U.S. on Nov. 4. Witnesses included experts from the Idaho National Laboratory, American Electric Power and Council of Radionuclides and Radiopharmaceuticals, who all testified in favor of nuclear.<\/p>\n<p>Content created by The Daily Caller News Foundation is available without charge to any eligible news publisher that can provide a large audience. 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