McCain: NH Seabrook Unit 2 May Fit Into Nuclear Plan

ROCHESTER, N.H. (AP) -- Republican presidential candidate John McCain says the long-dormant Seabrook (New Hampshire) Unit 2 may fit into his plan for 45 additional nuclear power plants in nation in the next two decades.

Before his town hall meeting in Rochester today, McCain told the New Hampshire Union-Leader that his plan for United States energy independence includes not only conservation and renewable energy sources, but a major effort for more oil drilling and nuclear power. McCain said adding 45 nuclear power plants by 2030 "will create 700,000 jobs."

After a decade of regulatory battles and environmental protests, Seabrook Unit 1 was licensed in 1990 and has operated without any significant safety issues.

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