To the editor:

The recent editorial from The Jackson (Tenn.) Sun addressing the U.S.'s potential for receiving nuclear waste from foreign countries provides no reason for advocating apposition to these transfers. It can only appear that the position stems from the narcissistic environmentalists that continue to object to any activity involving decisions involving advancement of nuclear energy.

It appears that it is acceptable to burn 1,000,000,000 tons of coal a year in the U.S. and deal with the byproducts from that, but not become involved in minor amounts of nuclear waste that can be safely contained and transported.

John McCain wisely advocated that production of nuclear fuel should be limited to four or five countries and that the U.S. could be designated as the only country to receive the waste from other countries. All the worlds nuclear waste can be safely disposed of in deep sea beds within U.S. boundaries for essentially perpetuity. This concept, although probably never acceptable to the masses, would provide an excellent means of simplistically managing the flow of nuclear material used for power generation.

Reprocessing of spent fuel in the U.S. is getting more attention which help for us to catch up with several other countries.

The U.S. needs to accelerate the nuclear power generation concept as a vital step in preserving our living standards. The alternative is our becoming a nation of basket weavers that sell pizzas to each other.

Ron Whiton

Calumet