| January 29, 2009
Atomic Weight: Balancing the Risks and Rewards of a Power
Source
Nuclear power--like most forms of electricity
generation--carries inherent risks. Is it worth the minor chance of a major
catastrophe?
An In-Depth Report on The
Future of Nuclear Power:
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. But can nuclear power handle the load?
Part 1:
Spent Nuclear Fuel: Deadly Trash Heap or Renewable Energy?
Nuclear waste is either millennia's worth of lethal garbage or the
fuel of future nuclear reactors--or both
Part 2:
Forget Nuclear Fission, How About Fusion?
Imitating the sun remains an elusive goal for energy researchers.
David Biello reports.
Part 3:
Reactivating Nuclear Reactors for the Fight against Climate Change
Even environmentalists are reevaluating nuclear power as a possible
solution to global warming, but can it really help?
Part 4:
Balancing the Risks and Rewards of a Power Source
Nuclear power--like most forms of electricity generation--carries
inherent risks. Is it worth the minor chance of a major catastrophe? |
DAVIS–BESSE: The nuclear power plant near Toledo, Ohio, was shut down
for two years due to an equipment failure that might have resulted in a
catastrophic meltdown if it had continued to go without detection.
CRITICAL CAVITY: A leak of boric acid ate through more than six inches
of carbon steel that contains the nuclear reactor at the Davis-Besse power
plant.
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NUCLEAIRES !