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The Future of Nuclear Power
URL: http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=the-nuclear-option

Description:
This special report notes that the "U.S. -- and the world -- is gearing up to build a potentially massive fleet of new nuclear reactors, in part to fight climate change," and considers whether nuclear power can handle the load. Includes articles on topics such as balancing the risks and rewards of a power source, world uranium supplies, the economics of nuclear power, and uses for nuclear waste. From Scientific American.

LII Topics: Energy, Nuclear Power

Publisher:
Scientific American Inc.

Extra Keywords
global warming greenhouse gases

LII Database Information:
Record 27891 created by Maria Brandt on 02/02/2009
Last modification on 02/19/2009
Published: 02/19/2009  
Funding agency: California State Library
LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/27891

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