Judd Gregg: “I think this is critical to our ability to lessen our dependence on oil and to address the climate change issues which…”

Meeting state and national carbon reduction goals will be compromised without existing nuclear power plants.

It makes no sense to close down nuclear reactors if they still have useful life.

Yes, I do. And it's driven by people being concerned about carbon emissions and global warming, and common sense taking hold.

If all the nuclear power plants were closed in this country, it's the equivalent of adding 115 million cars to the road.