Rep. Seth Moulton has been pushing nuclear energy in opposition to the widely held Democratic party views.

“Fusion is what powers the sun, and, ultimately, it will probably be what powers the planet,” said Moulton in an interview on Titans of Nuclear podcast. “The question is how soon do we get there.”

Many Americans have expressed worry about the waste from nuclear power plants in the past and are concerned about the effects on the environment.

However, only 4% of this waste can’t be recycled.

This 4% of used fuel is currently being stored according to the U.S. National Academy of Sciences.

“Nuclear is a safe, good investment,” said Moulton. “No energy source is perfectly safe, but this a good investment for the future of our country.”

According to a new Gallup Poll, 49% of Americans favor use of nuclear energy and 49% oppose and the majority of supporters of this type of energy are Republicans.

“Nuclear energy has become a political football,” said Moulton.

According to the same poll 65% of Republicans are in favor of their use and only 42% Democrats.

“I want people to know that I tell the truth,” said Moulton. “And part of telling the truth is having the courage to be honest, even with your allies when they want to ignore science, for their own convenience.”

About 80,000 metric tons of nuclear waste have been stored at 72 private locations across the nation, enough to cover a football field to a depth at about 66 feet, according to the Government Accountability Office.

In Mass. there are no longer any reactors with Pilgrim Nuclear Power Station closing earlier this year.

The closing leaves Seabrook in New Hampshire and Millstone in Connecticut as New England’s only still-operating commercial nuclear plants.