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Nuclear solution comes with a huge price tag

APR 29, 2009
Physics Today
The Associated Press : A ghost from the nuclear industry’s early years has reappeared.It is not public apprehension about safety or disposal issues this time, but the staggering cost of building nuclear reactors.A wave of new reactors now in the works is intended to solve at least part of the nation’s energy problems as it attempts to shift away from fossil fuels. But cost is likely to plague every upcoming nuclear project.
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