| she supports U.S. Sen. Lamar Alexander's, R-Tenn., praoospl to build 100 nuclear power plants within 20 years. That's a great concept, said Blackburn.During a short keynote address Monday morning, Blackburn said some politicians and critics haven't yet embraced nuclear power as an option in the nation's struggle to become energy independent and reduce emissions. They've looked at the downside, Blackburn said, arguing that Congress has focused on picking winners and losers in its policy battles, including in the 2007 Energy Act.However, she said that nuclear power is a green technology that should be part of an all-of-the-above energy policy, including clean coal as well as hydroelectric, solar and wind power. She said there is bipartisan support in Congress for that approach.
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