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Should the United States Build Additional Nuclear Power Plants?
Pro (Yes)
Pro
"We will get the bureaucracy out of the way of innovation, so we can pursue all forms of energy. This includes renewable energies and the technologies of the future. It includes nuclear, wind and solar energy – but not to the exclusion of other energy. The government should not pick winners and losers. Instead, it should remove obstacles to exploration. Any market has ups and downs, but lifting these draconian barriers will ensure that we are no longer at the mercy of global markets."
Source: Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., "An America First Energy Plan," donaldjtrump.com, May 26, 2016
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Con (No)
Con
"End destructive energy extraction and associated infrastructure: fracking, tar sands, offshore drilling, oil trains, mountaintop removal, natural gas pipelines, and uranium mines. Halt any investment in fossil fuel infrastructure, including natural gas, and phase out all fossil fuel power plants. Phase out nuclear power and end nuclear subsidies. End all subsidies for fossil fuels and impose a greenhouse gas fee / tax to charge polluters for the damage they have created."
Source: Jill 2016, "Jill Stein 2016 Platform," jill2016.com (accessed Sep. 12, 2016)
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Not Clearly Pro or Con
"I'm agnostic about nuclear power... until we figure out what we're going to do with the waste and the cost, it's very hard to see nuclear as a part of our future. But that's where American technology comes in. Let's figure out what we're going to do about the waste and the cost if we think nuclear should be a part of the solution."
Source: CNN, "Part II: CNN/YouTube Democratic Presidential Debate Transcript," cnn.com, Aug. 13, 2007
[Editor's Note: In a 2016 Fact Sheet, "Hillary Clinton's Vision for Renewable Power," the Clinton campaign stated: "As part of the Clean Energy Challenge, Clinton will ensure that every part of the federal government is working in concert to help Americans build a clean energy future. This includes... Increas[ing] public investment in clean energy R&D, including in storage technology, designed materials, advanced nuclear, and carbon capture and sequestration. Expand[ing] successful innovation initiatives, like ARPA-e, and cut those that fail to deliver results."]
Not Clearly Pro or Con
"In a free market approach to energy, I don't know if we build any new nuclear facilities given that no private underwriter is really going to underwrite the liabilities associated with nuclear. I'm open to seeing the government in a role to do that. It's an exciting notion to me that we have zero carbon emission from nuclear and the new... electrical generation facilities are a one refuel for fifty years of life. To me that's an exciting, a really exciting, prospect."
Source: GaryJohnsonChannel, "Green Energy vs Fossil Fuels vs Nuclear – Gary Johnson Online Town Hall Q&A 11-2," youtube.com, Apr. 24, 2012
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FORMER CANDIDATES
(Candidates who have withdrawn or who no longer meet our criteria appear below in black and white and in alphabetical order.)
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Withdrew on Feb. 20, 2016; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.
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Withdrew on Mar. 4, 2016; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.
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Withdrew on Feb. 10, 2016; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.
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Withdrew on May 3, 2016; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.
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Withdrew on Feb. 10, 2016; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.
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Withdrew on Dec. 21, 2015; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.
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Withdrew on Feb. 1, 2016; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.
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Withdrew on May 4, 2016; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.
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Withdrew on Feb. 1, 2016; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.
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Withdrew on Feb. 3, 2016; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.
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Withdrew on Mar. 15, 2016; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate's position on this question.
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Failed to win the Democratic nomination on July 26, 2016; no additional research done as of that date to determine candidate’s position on this question.
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