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A Renaissance for Nuclear Power A proposal before the U.S. Senate could provide a $50 billion safety net for the construction of new nuclear power plants. Part of the larger energy bill, the measure has proponents championing it as an answer to climate change and opponents warning it's a disaster waiting to happen.
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A Renaissance for Nuclear Power

A proposal before the Senate could provide a $50 billion safety net for new nuclear power plants.

Former Foe Embraces Nuclear Energy

Writer Gwyneth Cravens, an environmentalist and opponent of nuclear energy, spent the better part of the last decade researching the issues — and did an about-face. Her new book, entitled Power to Save the World: The Truth About Nuclear Energy, comes out Tuesday.

Former Foe Embraces Nuclear Energy

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What to Do With Nuclear Waste?

The nuclear power industry wants a $50 billion safety net for new plants, but the old question of dealing with nuclear waste remains a problem. Transporting and storing it is one challange. Another is how to create a warning sign people can understand in 10,000 years.

What to Do With Nuclear Waste?

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Nuclear Power 101

With the Senate considering financial backing for the construction of nuclear reactors, physics professor David Morgan explains exactly how nuclear energy works, how it differs from nuclear weapons, how it can go wrong and how it can help to address climate change.

Nuclear Power 101

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Celebrities Say No to Nukes

Musician Bonnie Raitt is leading a group of artists to Capitol Hill to lobby against federal financing for new nuclear reactors. Raitt tackles the question of why Americans should care what a celebrity thinks about the issue.

Celebrities Say No to Nukes

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Nuclear Industry Seeks $50 Billion Safety Net

A provision in the energy bill now before the U.S. Senate would help finance a boom in the construction of new nuclear reactors. In the first installment of a four-part series, Washington Post energy correspondent Steve Mufson explores the bill and the political battle over it.

Nuclear Industry Seeks $50 Billion Safety Net

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