Clean, safe, and reliable nuclear energy has been the workhorse of electric power generation in the United States for more than 30 years and is once again poised for growth to meet the new electrical demands of the future. About 20 percent of the nation’s electri cal requirements are being met today by 104 operating nuclear units. About 15 percent of the world’s electrical needs are being met by 436 commercial nuclear units.

The recent ruling of the Circuit Court of the City of Richmond was short and to the point: “Virginia law requires regulation of Dominion’s thermal pollution discharge because the exception for waste treatment simply doesn’t apply here.“ With this ruling, a decades-old viola tion of the law was ended. The impact of the decision could benefit the many thousands of people who use Lake Anna annually.