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Trying to make nuclear power less risky
U.S. News and World Report: Thorium is a slightly radioactive element, a cousin of uranium. For the past four decades, in fits and starts, researchers have been testing it as a potentially attractive competitor to uranium as a source of nuclear fuel. Within the nuclear community, it's won a ...
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projects.washingtonpost.com — REID, Harry, a Representative and a Senator from Nevada; born in Searchlight, Nev., December 2, 1939; graduated,... Southern Utah State College 1959, Utah State University 1961, and George Washington School of Law 1964; member,United States Capitol ... (more) Harry Reid | Congress votes database
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Trying to Make Nuclear Power Less Risky
Peak Oil News — ... ready for wide commercial use. But on paper and in laboratory tests, it looks like a sleek upgrade from uranium. It's consumed much less quickly in a reaction, so it has the potential to slice in half the volume of waste that's produced. And unlike uranium, it doesn't produce plutonium that can be used in weapons. This could help allay fears, particularly in Washington, that developing countries might use civilian nuclear energy programs as a pretext for developing nuclear weapons. US News

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