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Nuclear Power Could See a Revival

Posted by kdawson on from the comforting-bremsstrahlung-glow dept.

shmG writes "As the US moves to reduce dependence on oil, the nuclear industry is looking to expand, with new designs making their way through the regulatory process. No less than three new configurations for nuclear power are being considered for licensing by the US Nuclear Regulatory Commission. The first of them could be generating power in Georgia by 2016."

4 of 415 comments (clear)

  1. Re:glow, baby, glow! by interkin3tic · · Score: 5, Funny

    honestly, this is 20 years overdue.

    Maybe nuclear power just needed time to reach critical mass...

  2. Re:I don't understand. by dave420 · · Score: 3, Funny

    Tourist buses frequently crash in Pripyat.

  3. Re:Obligatory? by Racemaniac · · Score: 3, Funny

    Isn't it amazing that this nuclear revival is happening in the year of the Linux desktop!

  4. Re:glow, baby, glow! by Type44Q · · Score: 5, Funny

    Name me one nuclear power station...

    I hereby christen thee "Sir One Nuclear Power Station."