Joe Sestak Quotes

I think we should stop using nuclear power plants because it's an old system that we can't control.

Humanity has nearly suffocated the globe with carbon dioxide, yet nuclear power plants that produce no such emissions are so mired in objections and obstruction that, despite renewed interest on every continent, it is unlikely another will be built in the United States.

For years, I have been a strong supporter of clean, safe nuclear energy as an important part of our energy mix.

Nuclear power is an important part of our domestic fuel mix.

I want to work hard toward my goal that there will be zero nuclear power generation.

We should remember that there are nations which meet more than 30 to 60% of their power requirements through the nuclear power system.

Nuclear power is here to stay, and we need to support a strong domestic uranium industry.

Every dollar spent on nuclear is one less dollar spent on clean renewable energy and one more dollar spent on making the world a comparatively dirtier and a more dangerous place, because nuclear power and nuclear weapons go hand in hand.

All UK nuclear power stations should be shut down without delay.

The safest nuclear power or energy policy is to realize 'zero nuclear power.'

In order to be vigorously continued, nuclear power must be profoundly modified.

Nuclear power is not a miracle key for the future.

Hopefully, nations will refuse to accept a situation in which nuclear accidents actually do occur, and, if at all possible, they will do something to correct a system which makes them likely.

There will be no support in the island of Ireland for building a nuclear power station.

If France can produce 80 percent of its electricity with nuclear power, why can't we?

I do not believe that nuclear power is worth it, if it creates radiation.

I support strongly the expansion of nuclear power because that is one of the key ways of getting electricity generated and reducing carbon dioxide emissions.

Nuclear represents a significant low-carbon opportunity. The electricity it produces is green and reliable.

We need nuclear energy now, and we will need it in the future.

We should be building more nuclear today.

If we are to meet the growing electricity demand in the United States without significantly increasing emissions of greenhouse gases, we must maintain a diverse supply of electricity, and nuclear power must be part of that mix.

One thing you can say about nuclear power: the people who believe it is the silver bullet for America's energy problems never give up.

Nuclear power will help provide the electricity that our growing economy needs without increasing emissions. This is truly an environmentally responsible source of energy.

Everybody wants clean, safe energy. Some people think nuclear is the way to go. Some people think coal is the way to go. Some people think wind is the way to go. And there's always balances on that.

If a power station were to be built down the road, I'd prefer a nuclear plant over an oil burner, and definitely over a coal burner. We simply have to lessen our consumption of fossil fuels.