Will Oil Spill Renew Support of Nuclear Energy?

Fmr. Tennessee Valley Authority Chairman Glenn McCollough on the oil spill's impact on alternative energies such as nuclear.

Obama pushes nuclear power plan

The US President has announced funding for the country's first nuclear power plants in nearly three decades.

Barack Obama is promoting nuclear power as part of his clean energy initiative.

He is offering federal loan guarantees for building two new reactors in the southern state of Georgia.

Al Jazeera's John Terrett reports. (Feb 17, 2010)