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When It Comes to Nuclear Power, “Advanced” Isn’t Always Better

Union of Concerned Scientists

Nuclear power proponents have long been prone to wishful thinking. Back in 1954, Atomic Energy Commission Chairman Lewis Strauss famously predicted that nuclear-generated electricity would ultimately become “too cheap to meter.” Today, nuclear power is among the most expensive forms of electricity.

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The Atomic Energy Advancement Act: Preparing the Way for Advanced Nuclear Power Plants  

Cresforum

Introduction One of the main messages coming out of the recent COP28 meetings in the UAE concerns the role that nuclear power can play in the future of clean energy development around the world. The hope is that this encourages international financial institutions to include nuclear energy in loans for energy projects.

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What You Need To Know About Nuclear Power

Earth 911

The post What You Need To Know About Nuclear Power appeared first on Earth911. This article is the fourth in a six-part series that explores how we get our electricity.

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Feature- Remembering March 28, 1979 At The Three Mile Island Nuclear Power Plant - The Accident No One Thought Would Happen

PA Environment Daily

Forty-five years ago on March 28, 1979, Pennsylvanians woke up to a much different world -- the accident at the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Dauphin County. commercial nuclear power industry. Nuclear power was touted as the safest form of supplying energy. Yes, this is a nuclear power plant."

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Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant 'not designed to withstand fighting'

New Scientist

A scientist in Ukraine warns that the reactor at Europe’s largest nuclear power station is designed to protect against some threats, but not shelling

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How Oppenheimer addresses the paranoia around nuclear power

New Scientist

Oliver Stone's documentary Nuclear Now marks a big moment for nuclear technology, but it is Christopher Nolan's film that creates a perspective for us to understand the origin of our fears, says Simon Ings

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Nuclear War, A scenario review: What if the US faces a first strike?

New Scientist

Annie Jacobsen's unusually detailed account of our nuclear past and present is a terrifying look at what would happen if a nuclear power attacked the US