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NYer
09-15-2006, 12:55 PM
The Great Nuclear Debate (http://www.popularmechanics.com/science/earth/3900086.html)

No, it's not Curtis LeMay vs Jackson Browne ...


Nuclear energy has been a controversial topic ever since the first reactor powered four 200-watt light bulbs in the Idaho desert in 1951. Today, the United States is gearing up for the next generation of reactor designs, breathing new life into the decades-old debate. Here, Patrick Moore and Anna Aurilio present compelling arguments both for and against pursuing nuclear power as an answer to the country's energy problems.