CASEnergy Co-Chair Governor Christine Todd Whitman Visits the Nation’s Capital

On Monday, May 9, CASEnergy Co-Chair Governor Christine Todd Whitman met with several key influencers and media outlets during a visit to the nation’s capital. During her meetings, the Governor stressed the benefits of nuclear power for our country, and in light of the situation in Japan, discussed the steps the nuclear industry is taking to review U.S plants and incorporate lessons learned from Fukushima.

On Monday afternoon, Gov. Whitman was joined by Dominion Generation CEO David Christian for a productive conversation on the future of nuclear power with Washington Post journalists Stephen Stromberg and Fred Hiatt. The group discussed the future of clean energy in the U.S., as well as the differences between the U.S industry’s emergency response preparedness measures and those that were in place at Fukushima.