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New York Times: Hazards of Storing Spent Fuel same topic as NPR: U.S. Must Make Nuclear Plants Safer
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This article from National Public Radio summarizes a 2011 study by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in the aftermath of the Japanese nuclear reactor disaster. Conclusions: "U.S. plants need to be better prepared for what doomed the Japanese plants...."


New York Times: Hazards of Storing Spent Fuel supplements NOVA: Inside a Nuclear Control Room
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This NOVA-created Flash interactive features an exact replica of a working nuclear power plant in New England -- the same cooling design as the failed Japanese Fukushima plant.



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