O?Malley backs new nuclear reactor on the shore of the Chesapeake Bay

With the Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant behind him, Gov. Martin O?Malley gave his strong support to the building of a third nuclear reactor there on the shore of the Chesapeake Bay as “far better for the environment than other forms of energy.”

“I certainly would like to see more nuclear plants built in our country,” O?Malley told reporters after he toured the plant with Constellation Energy executives whom he had been battling in court until last month. Conservation and new generating capacity are needed to supply the energy Maryland and the nation will need, he added.