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August 14, 2013

SMRs Won't Revive Failed 'Nuclear Renaissance'
Washington DC (SPX) Aug 14, 2013
A shift to "small modular reactors" (SMRs) is unlikely to breathe new life into the increasingly moribund U.S. nuclear power industry, since SMRs will likely require tens of billions of dollars in federal subsidies or government purchase orders, create new reliability vulnerabilities, as well as serious concerns in relation to both safety and proliferation, according a report issued today by the nonprofit Institute for Energy and Environmental Research (IEER) think tank . The IEER report has impli ... read more

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Fukushima radioactive groundwater readings rocket

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Fukushima operator to ask for OK on reactor restarts

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