Nuclear Power Inches Back

Utilities are poised to build a new generation of nuclear plants 30 years after the Three Mile Island accident, whose anniversary was Saturday, halted new reactor applications. The momentum is being driven by growing public acceptance of relatively clean nuclear energy to combat global warming...
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AREVA Plant Expansion on Hold

Nearly one year after Areva NP officially announced it would bring 500 new jobs to Lynchburg and spend $25 million to expand its local headquarters, the company is waiting for a clear signal that the hoped-for construction of new nuclear reactors will come...
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Nuclear Science Studies Back in Vogue?

After decades of declining enrollments, nuclear science and engineering may be poised for academic resurgence in the nation’s universities...
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