Technically, it is correct that nuclear does not displace oil. However, in the time frame that new nuclear becomes available (5 plus years from now) plug in hybrid or full electric cars should be commonly available. Also, on the natural gas side, replacement of gas heating by geothermal heat pumps may eliminate the need to go to large scale LNG imports from overseas.

$650,000 Fine Urged for Indian Point Owner
By MATTHEW L. WALD
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission has proposed a fine of 10 times the normal size against the owner of the Indian Point reactors because it missed a deadline to install new emergency warning sirens with backup power supplies.
(NYT Jan252008)

Citing Past Troubles at Indian Point, State Urges Panel to Deny License Extension
By J SULLIVAN and M. L. WALD;
State officials claim that the nuclear reactors in Westchester County are vulnerable to a terrorist attack and that the surrounding area could not be evacuated if an accident occurred.
(NYT Dec42007)

September 5, 2006

Nuclear Power Plant Security Officers in Texas Reprimanded for Trying to Provide Security.
Lax Security Puts the Public at Risk WASHINGTON, September 5--A new study released today by the Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) details a massive breakdown of security at the South Texas Project nuclear power plant near Houston, Texas. According to the report, vehicles enter protected areas of the reactor unsearched, surveillance cameras don't work, and the cleaning staff has easy access to firearms. Security officers at the nuclear plant have alerted supervisors to these problems only to have their concerns ignored and the supervisors retaliate against them.
(Union of Concerned Scientists)

K East Basin goes dry, eliminates top risk to river -- Publishd: Friday March 21 2008
Hanford's leak-prone K East Basin is dry for the first time since production of plutonium began at the reactor during the Cold War. "That's an achievement," said Larry Gadbois, environmental scientist for the Environmental Protection Agency, which regulates the K Basins. Less than two months ago the basin, which is 400 yards from the Columbia River, held 1 million gallons of radioactive water. Although more cleanup work remains to be done at the K Basins, including treating radioactive sludge for disposal and cleaning up contaminated soil beneath the basins, removal of the water eliminates a major risk to the river. "The driving force - the water pressure - has been eliminated," said Dave Brockman, manager of the Department of Energy's Hanford Richland Operations Office. Not only was the water contaminated, but more leaks would have driven contamination already in the soil toward the ground water moving toward the river. Work began more than six years ago to remove 1,100 tons of irradiated nuclear
(hanfordnews.com)

LOS ANGELES, Aug 20 (Reuters) - The Cooper Nuclear Station in Nebraska run by Entergy Nuclear will undergo extra scrutiny from the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission after commission staff found a violation regarding a backup diesel generator, the NRC said on Monday.
(Aug212007)

Some good has eventually come of the accident at chernobyl, scientists are studying the grossly mutated conifer trees that are growing there now.

We are not NEARLY ready to responsibly operate and maintain these facilities safely, much less handle and dispose of the waste materials.  And can you imagine if those airplanes had headed for Indian Point Nuclear plant instead of the towers?

Plug-in hybrids offer a way to use electricity to power personal transportation.  But many of the models will probably be made outside the U.S. (Japan, Mexico, China, Brazil, etc.).  Shouldn't the use of these foreign-built cars then be considered foreign energy sources too, even if they run on home-grown electricity?  

  If we were to get hung up on foreign/domestic then we might reject wind/solar because much of the technology comes from the EU -or is manufactured in China.  But of course St John is simply playing to homegrown xenophobia, which is a very strong political force. The reality is that high tech (which most new energy tech is), is a global business, high engineering and development costs are best amortized by developing for a worldwide market. I think a good case could be made that we should expand nuclear -by buying French reactors.

...will come from?  There's only a limited supply, and though America has some, we don't, by far, have the largest amounts.  

It's just another oil-supply-type fiasco waitin' to happen.

No long-term thinkin'.