WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A Democratic lawmaker who has been a long-time critic of nuclear energy proposed a bill on Tuesday that would put a moratorium on new U.S. nuclear plants and renewals of licenses for existing plants pending a review of the disaster in Japan.
Representative Edward Markey of Massachusetts drafted a bill that would reauire tougher safety standards for U.S. plants, but the bill faces an uphill battle in the Republican-controlled House, given Republican support for nuclear power.
(Reporting by Roberta Rampton)
