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The 'Nuclear Renaissance' and Fukushima
As Japan struggles to get its Fukushima reactors under control, Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany will phase out nuclear power. Should the US do the same thing?
By Warren Olney • • 50m ListenAs Japan struggles to get its Fukushima reactors under control, Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany will phase out nuclear power. Should the US do the same thing? How safe are existing nuclear plants? Are new ones needed to cope with climate change? Do the make sense economically? Also, criticism over his handling of Libya greets President Obama on his return to the capital, and the air traffic controller who fell asleep.
Banner image: The US Nuclear Regulatory Commission has calculated that the US nuclear plant with the greatest risk of being struck by an earthquake is Indian Point, located 24 miles north of New York City. Photo: Mario Tama/Getty Images
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3 storiesCriticism over Libya Greets Obama on His Return to Capital
House Speaker John Boehner , former Speaker Newt Gingrich and Sarah Palin are among the Republicans demanding that President Obama clarify the mission in Libya and explain who's in charge. The White House says he's already done that. Dana Milbank is political columnist for the Washington Post .
Read the story7 minA 'Go Slow' for US Nuclear Energy?
Global warming was the best news for the nuclear power industry since Three Mile Island . New reactors were planned in the US for the first time in decades. But the growing radiation threat from Japan's disaster has raised disturbing questions about both safety and economics.
Read the story37 minNonresponsive Air Traffic Controller May Have Been Asleep on the Job
Reagan National Airport, just four miles from the White House, is supposedly under high security at all times. But around midnight yesterday two passenger jets requested permission to land and got no word from the tower. It turns out there was only one, lone controller and he reportedly was asleep.
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