WASHINGTON — Expansion of nuclear power was viewed as an opportunity Wednesday at a House Science and Technology Committee hearing. Gone are the days when lawmakers questioned the safety of reactor technology. Even among those for whom waste is an issue, there is a high comfort level with storing used fuel in dry casks for decades at the reactor sites such as Diablo Canyon nuclear power plant while a more comprehensive solution is studied. The only question that seemed to bother some committee members, mostly Democrats, was whether the billions of dollars in subsidies to revive nuclear plant construction was a wise use of taxpayer money.
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