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Will nuclear power be part of a climate solution?

JUL 06, 2009
Physics Today
NPR : Some environmentalists believe building more nuclear power plants today is the best way to combat climate change while solar and other renewable energy sources mature. Ira Flatow and experts discuss the economic and engineering hurdles to nuclear development in the US.
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