Congressman Gresham Barrett, a Republican candidate for governor, made stops at various locations around the state Monday to discuss his energy plan. Barrett says South Carolina can become the nation’s new energy capital. He’s calling for energy exploration off the state’s coast and says he will do everything in his power to clear the path for increased nuclear production.
Barrett says he believes that a nuclear renaissance will come to pass and the Palmetto State is poised to take advantage of it.
In Congress, Barrett authored the “Pathway to Nuclear Power Act.” Barrett says the bill addresses the major obstacles that he says currently prevent the expansion of nuclear power production across the country. It seeks to grow the nuclear manufacturing base, addresses the labor shortage facing the industry, and would streamline the licensing of new nuclear power plants. It also would create an investment tax credit for new plant construction and allow for public-private partnerships to use tax credits for the nuclear industry.
