Letter: State benefits from nuclear energy

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Friday, Oct. 28, 2005 | 7:40 a.m.

Ben Grove's Oct. 17 story, "Nuclear irony finds French power company ads in Nevada," fails to note one key point in his review of Areva's effort to promote clean, safe and affordable nuclear power: Nevada does receive nuclear-produced electricity.

According to the Western Electricity Coordinating Council, 3.8 percent of electricity used by the Nevada's residents and businesses is produced by nuclear power plants outside of the state's borders.

So, while there may not be any nuclear power plants in Nevada, the state certainly benefits from nuclear energy. Why then, should it not also learn about the role nuclear energy could play in the future of this state and the country?

Scott Peterson

Washington, D.C.

Editor's note: The writer is vice president of communications for the Nuclear Energy Institute, the nuclear power industry's advocacy group and a supporter of efforts to build a high-level nuclear waste dump at Yucca Mountain in Nevada.