CANDIDATES

We have sent invitations to many candidates requesting their "position statements" on U. S. nuclear energy development and the Yucca Mountain Repository . . . issues which have a direct effect on our
national energy independence and security . . . educating our USNEF membership group.

If you are a Democrat, Republican, Independent, Libertarian, etc. we want to post your "position"

We are not endorsing candidates, we are reporting on
their "position statements" on nuclear energy development

Duarte & CA Congressional candidate
Dana Walsh & Ike Eichbaum

Dana Walsh for U. S. Congress, California

Achieving energy independence is a critical component in winning the War on Terrorism and keeping our economy strong and growing. We need to accelerate the construction of new nuclear power plants and permit American firms to drill offshore and on Alaska’s North Slope.

L to R Duarte, Mrs. Walsh and USNEF Advisory Board member Barlane "Ike"Eichbaum. Irony as it is when Dana and Ike started talking we learned that Dana Walsh grew up in Reno and at one time her dad and Ike worked at the Bill Lear corporation in Stead, Nevada.

www.danawalshforcongress.com

Duarte & CA Senate candidate
Chuck DeVore

Chuck DeVore for U. S. Senate, California

DeVore: Modern nuclear power Senator Barbara Boxer wants to impose a massive energy tax through her cap-and-trade scheme that will increase the cost of fuel and electricity, costing each American family from $1,700 to $2,000 more per year. This will result in more U.S. jobs being shipped to China.

Rather than put more Americans out of work in service of a global issue, we should seek to grow our economy AND reduce greenhouse gas emissions by encouraging the development of modern nuclear power. Nuclear power produces energy with total lifecycle greenhouse gas emissions equal to 20g of CO2 per kWh. This is less lifecycle emissions than solar or wind and 55 times less than coal, from which we get half of our electricity in America.

Greater energy generation from nuclear power will also allow us to economically and reliably electrify portions of our transportation sector as well as prevent the burning of additional natural gas to make electricity – with the extra benefit of reducing our reliance on imported foreign oil through more electric and natural gas-powered vehicles.

The choice is clear: increase nuclear power to reduce emissions and keep energy affordable; or regulate our economy to a standstill, throwing more Americans out of work while doing little to actually address global warming.

www.chuckdevore.com/n/

Sharron Angle

Sharron Angle for U. S. Senate, Nevada

Yucca Mountain and the Nuclear Energy industry has long been demonized and demogogued by Harry Reid. I have voted “no” in the State Legislature to making a nuclear dump landfill at Yucca Mountain.

Yucca Mountain nuclear spent fuels repository has great potential for Nevada. By encouraging reprocessing of nuclear spent fuels and requesting that Yucca Mountain be a repository for those spent fuels awaiting processing, Nevadans would benefit as well as the nuclear energy industry and America.

There are a few impediments to this becoming a reality. As the U.S. Senator replacing Harry Reid,

· I would promote Nevada as the Nuclear Energy capital of reprocessing spent fuels for the United States.

· I would invite scientists to do research and development in a secure test site environment as well as mentoring students who would come to UNR and UNLV to study under these great minds.

· I would introduce and shepherd legislation that would remove the prohibitions on reprocessing in the United States as well as the executive order agreement with France which has strangled domestic reprocessing.

· I would reverse Reid’s actions which have reneged on the contract with the nuclear industry for storage of nuclear spent fuels at Yucca Mountain. This contract should be negotiated in terms of reprocessing those fuels at Yucca Mountain and using those reprocessed fuels to fire nuclear power plants on site at Yucca.

· I would educate Nevadans and Americans on the safe transportation of nuclear spent fuels since 1954 over 400 million miles without an accident . The need for energy independence as part of national security and the nuclear energy industries roll can not be stressed enough.

Yucca Mountain has enormous potential for fulfilling the need in America for carbon footprint free, cost efficient energy as well as economic diversity for Nevada and much needed jobs for thousands.

I look forward to your full support for my vision for Yucca Mountain Nuclear fuels Repository, Reprocessing and Power Plant Facility in Nevada.

www.sharronangle.com

Don Gustavson

Don Gustavson for Nevada Senate

I support Yucca Mountain as a scientific research and development reprocessing center site in view of unfolding scientific evidence confirming both its safeness as the best answer to our oils woes. Further, we should add a recycling center/power plant to Yucca Mountain and create vast amounts of power and jobs for Nevada. Recycling will deal with 95% of the waste and the rest can be stored. The USA is being left in the dark ages by federal guidelines that prevent nuclear recycling while Canada, France, Britain and other nations recycle nuclear fuel providing an unlimited supply of clean energy for homes, businesses and manufactures and reducing or ending dependence on foreign energy.

I believe that we should build an advanced research and development (R&P) facility to apply and advance new energy technologies and promote economic compensation to Nevada rather than storing the waste at the current 75 reactor sites where it lies above ground within five miles of 160 million people. At Yucca Mountain it would be 100 miles from any large population center and buried safely underground at a secure military site.

Also Hyperion Power Generation (HPG) is developing a hot tub sized nuclear battery capable of powering a town of 25,000 homes with 25 megawatts for five years. HPG batteries can be buried in the earth for added safety and security. The size makes them easy to install and later to remove and refuel. This would be ideal for some of Nevada’s rural areas.

Senator Reid and other power hungry individuals including much of the media have failed to provide neutral analysis or information on critical developments in this field. Nevada’s Agency for Nuclear Projects (NANP) has served no function other than leading the campaign to kill Yucca Mountain.

Here in Nevada, Gary Duarte of US Nuclear Energy Foundation has lead an educational movement to bring objectivity to this subject. Many others have spoken such as Christine Todd Whitman, Chuck Devore of California, Tyrus W. Cobb of Reno, Nicholas Tsoulfanidis of Reno and Thomas Brady, MD of Reno. This list could go on and on but the information and technology is out there. All we need is to elect candidates of integrity who will go with the facts instead of politics as usual.

www.dongustavson.com/

Scott Brown

Scott Brown U. S. Senate

Energy and Environment I support common-sense environment policy that will help to reduce pollution and preserve our precious open spaces. I realize that without action now, future generations will be left to clean up the mess we leave. In order to reduce our dependence on foreign oil, I support reasonable and appropriate development of alternative energy sources such as wind, solar, nuclear, geothermal and improved hydroelectric facilities. I oppose a national cap and trade program because of the higher costs that families and businesses would incur.

http://www.brownforussenate.com

Barry Goldwater, Jr. and Gary Duarte, Director, USNEF

Barry Goldwater Jr.
U.S. House of Representatives 1969 - 1983

And yes, Mr. Goldwater supports nuclear energy development and the Yucca Mountain Repository.

Senator John McCain / G Duarte
US Nuclear Energy Foundation

Senator John McCain is Pro Nuclear Energy
and Pro Yucca Mountain Repository Development.

US Nuclear Energy Foundation has talked a couple times with Senator McCain he is quite pro nuclear energy development. With experience of having the Arizona Power Palo Verde nuclear plants in his home state . . . a good understanding of nuclear energy is a definite plus to our nuclear power interests. In our effort of “Bringing Science To Citizens” through our public outreach education it is helpful that you know there are some political leaders who understand the value of nuclear energy development and we need to encourage them throughout our industry. !

AZ Representative
John Shadegg, G. Duarte

Arizona Representative John Shadegg

He is also one of the few representatives who supports both nuclear energy AND the Yucca Mountain nuclear repository in Nevada. The US has spent many man years and billions on the Yucca development. Politics has misrepresented the science and discouraged political commitment to support the Yucca Mountain Repository.

Congressman Duncan Hunter

California Congressman Duncan Hunter

Duncan Hunter, Congressman from California is on the record to support nuclear energy. We are finding that "conservative republicans" are weighing in on the positive side of nuclear energy development and the nations need for the Yucca Mountain Repository.

Former MA Governor Romney
confirmed with us he is pro-nuclear

Former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney

. . . in a quote to us by former MA Governor Mitt Romney, "yes I support nuclear energy development and Yucca Mountain". What is YOUR position on nuclear energy?

Brian Sandoval
NO RESPONSE

Brian Sandoval

Thank you for your attention. If we do not hear from you over the next couple weeks, we will assume that your candidacy does not want to respond to our "position statement" request. We will ONLY post "direct quotes" from your statement reply returned to us.

Rory Reid
NO RESPONSE

Rory Reid for Nevada Governor

Carly Fiorina
NO RESPONSE

Carly Fiorina