President Barack Obama announced last month that his administration will encourage a boost in United States nuclear energy production, stating that the U.S. Department of Energy has offered conditional commitments for a total of $8.33 billion in loan guarantees for the construction and operation of two new nuclear reactors at a plant in Burke, Ga.

According to the Energy Department, the new nuclear reactors will provide reliable, base-load electricity capable of serving about 550,000 residences or 1.4 million people.

The American President who reportedly, has been arguing that the America must develop cleaner energy technologies and modernize the means by which it powers itself, said recently in a stop at a job training center outside Washington, that "Our competitors are racing to create jobs and command growing energy industries. And nuclear energy is no exception."

America is known for her high demand for electricity which still increases daily. This owes to the fact that the country produces a lot of technology products. And a few are reported to have clean-energy solutions competing with nuclear power.

More reports reveal that, America did not engage in new nuclear constructions for about 30 years, but still depended on nuclear power. Rising costs, safety issues and opposition from environmentalists kept utility companies from building new nuclear power plants since the early 1980s. In 1980, nuclear plants produced 251 billion kWh, accounting for 11 percent of the America's electricity generation; in 2008, output rose to 809 billion kWh. And presently, nuclear power in the U.S., currently creates nearly 20 percent of electricity.

According to the World Nuclear Association, over 400 nuclear reactors produce electricity around the world. Most reactors currently planned are in Asian countries with fast-growing economies and rapidly rising electricity demand.

In Obama's Feb. 16th speech to the union officials in Lanham, Md., he explained the decision as part of a broad strategy to increase clean-power generation and employment, saying:"If we fail to invest in the technologies of tomorrow, then we're going to be importing those technologies instead of exporting them. We will fall behind. Jobs will be produced overseas instead of here in the United States of America."

Responding to the president's announcement, the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) commended his administration, saying a new nuclear plant can add $500 million annually to the economy. On job creation, NAM said the actions will "not only speed up construction on the first two new nuclear reactors to be built in the United States in nearly 30 years, but will give a much-needed boost to U.S. manufacturing while creating thousands of high-paying jobs."

Obama assured that this project is only the beginning for nuclear power, addiing that they should find a lasting solution as to where to dispose its nuclear waste. He will convene a bipartisan group of leaders and nuclear experts to examine this issue. Obama has also called for comprehensive energy legislation that assigns a cost to the carbon pollution of fossil fuels, giving utility companies more incentive to turn to cleaner nuclear fuel.

"On an issue that affects our economy, our security, and the future of our planet, we can't continue to be mired in the same old stale debates between left and right, between environmentalists and entrepreneurs,"