Reader comments
Two Utah lawmakers have ties to nuclear plant

These two people take things for granted, they have eyes that don't see, they have ears that don't hear, they don't see the big picture. It's hard to tell someone that don't hear, we don't need this type of nuclear power plant in Utah. Water is a blessed resource. Nothing good will come out of this deal.

The strange thing about republican representatives is they believe that the public is stupid. What is needed is honest discussion regrading eliminating Utah's bad air and other toxic pollution by using sustainable energy. Anyone who believes or thinks nuclear power will help in cleaning up the environmental hazards and/or pollution are just as naive as the various republician representatives who are suggesting such nonsense.

Obvious conflict of interest. Good job in publishing the story. Please do not let these crooks off the hook.

As for going nuke, can't you republicans and your big business buddies just put the plant and the waste in one of the many 3rd world countries you are currently milking?

Regarding some of the comments above about the republican party having been coopted..... It has given me great hope to see so many of my republican friends have their eyes opened over the last 6 years. The party of morals has turned out to be exactly the opposite of what it claimed to be.

I don't believe the Democrats are perfect either, but at least they don't try to fool into thinking they are the party that God endorses.

No, I'm not a democrat. I vote for the person I think will best represent my interests, regardless of thier party affiliation.

Like it or not, the Nuclear Power has the chances of being the most ecologic power production technology. At its physical limit 1 GwDay tahes 2.2 lb of Pu or 235U, requires 100 tones of mining, and may give 4 lb/day irradiate dtructural material (the reactor structure - removed a 30 y once).
Unfortunatelly, US is seized in 1950 technology that pin-heads know to do it preaty well, and ignore any progress...but little steps made by prefered persons. That is why the US nuclear is in trouble - being obsolete is 1000 times over the above physical limits. New emphasis on research and development have to be honestly taken.
The GNEP (translated for real Goofy Nuclear Energy Partnership) due to short predestinated money and harsh conditions has no chances to improve this in the next 100 years but to keep on profit some nephews...Is US able to make the nuclear-ecologic renaisance ?