Dear President Obama, When you said "Yes, we can!" I thought you meant we could change for the better ... that we could stop making energy with destructive practices like coal and nuclear and start a green energy revolution by harvesting the wind and the sun! I am very disappointed that you are now saying you intend to squander our tax dollars on new nuclear reactors. Nuclear energy is not safe or green, it is expensive and risky and creates radioactive waste for which there is no solution. You referred to "safe nuclear" and pledge tax-funded government-backed loans to jumpstart the nuclear industry again, and yet the Nuclear Regulatory Commission which is charged with reviewing reactor designs for safety is just now starting its review of the Westinghouse's AP1000 reactor. AP1000 is the reactor design for which Southern Company is seeking a license. In its 18th revision which was just submitted to the NRC, Westinghouse has downgraded and slashed safety to cut costs. "AP1000 Containment Leakage: An Unresolved Safety Issue" by nuclear engineer Arnold Gundersen finds that the defects in the Westinghouse AP1000 containment will lead to environmental contamination and public radiation exposure if they are not addressed. Please stop this time-wasting focus on out-moded nuclear reactors!! The climate crisis requires urgent action. Even if you really believe nuclear will help — it just takes too long to bring nuclear reactors on-line. We can have GREEN POWER NOW! We don't need coal or nuclear because wind, solar and biomass are ready and can be installed in just weeks or months. In 2009, almost 10,000 Mw of new WIND generation joined the grid! At that rate we just don't need nukes and coal. With the time and money we would spend on antiquated nuclear reactors we could be implementing efficiency measures and tying solar and wind installations to an updated grid. Utilizing new power storage technology and a modernized grid, we can finally get off the poisonous power sources that harm our health and environment. YES, WE CAN ... have a win-win solution for both climate action and good jobs — GREEN POWER NOW. Please stop the nuclear loan guarantees for unreviewed AP1000 reactors! Respectfully submitted, cc: Secretary Steven Chu Department of Energy Jonathan M. Silver Executive Director Loan Guarantee Program Office David Frantz Director Loan Guarantee Program

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