Wall Street Journal poll finds 57% of Americans want nuclear power subsidies cut

U.S. taxpayers--call your U.S. Senators and urge them to eliminate the crushing burden of new atomic reactor subsidies, such as nuclear loan guarantees!A poll by the Wall Street Journal and NBC has found that 57% of Americans polled supported the elimination of subsidies for the construction of new atomic reactors as a budget trimming measure in these hard financial times for the U.S. Treasury. The Wall Street Journal reported that "When it comes to reducing spending, the most popular targets were subsidies to build nuclear power plants..."

Beyond Nuclear White Paper on "Nuclear Power's Toxic Assets" and why Wall Street won't touch them

The financial meltdown has amplified the already profound risks of investment in new nuclear reactors. The nuclear industry - recognizing this - is chasing potentially hundreds of billions of dollars in federal loan guarantees and taxpayer subsidies. Read the White Paper and the Fact Sheet synopsis.