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• Balancing the Risks and Rewards of a Power Source
  Nuclear power--like most forms of electricity generation--carries inherent risks. Is it worth the minor chance of a major catastrophe?

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  Even environmentalists are reevaluating nuclear power as a possible solution to global warming, but can it really help?

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• Spent Nuclear Fuel: Deadly Trash Heap or Renewable Energy?
  Nuclear waste is either millennia's worth of lethal garbage or the fuel of future nuclear reactors--or both

 

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In this episode, MIT physicist Ernest Moniz discusses the future of nuclear energy and the article he co-authored in the September issue of Scientific American called The Nuclear Option

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Next Generation Nuclear Power
New, safer and more economical nuclear reactors could not only satisfy many of our future energy needs but could combat global warming as well

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Considering Nuclear Fusion
Considering the obvious benefits of fusion energy and the considerable efforts spent trying to attain them, why hasn't fusion research so far produced better results?

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Smarter Use of Nuclear Waste
Fast-neutron reactors could extract much more energy from recycled nuclear fuel, minimize the risks of weapons proliferation and markedly reduce the time nuclear waste must be isolated

Ask the Experts
How do fast breeder reactors differ from regular nuclear power plants?

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Dismantling Nuclear Reactors
Taking apart a nuclear power plant that has reached the end of its life is a complicated task. But not for the reasons you might expect

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Scientists Voice Concerns about Yucca Mountain Repository

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The Workings of an Ancient Nuclear Reactor
Two billion years ago parts of an African uranium deposit spontaneously underwent nuclear fission. The details of this remarkable phenomenon are just now becoming clear

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