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Nuclear Energy

ˈsāf: America’s nuclear power plants?

By Dawn Stover | Columnists, Nuclear Energy

Leaving its comfort zone: Japan’s special role in creating a world free of nuclear weapons

By Masako Toki | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

Fukushima and the Doomsday Clock

By Kennette Benedict | Biosecurity, Climate Change, Columnists, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons

Fort Calhoun and Indian Point: A tale of two nuclear sites

By David Lochbaum | Nuclear Energy, Opinion

Nuclear power and the public

By M.V. Ramana | Nuclear Energy, Opinion

Nuclear safety in Iran, post-Fukushima

By Nima Gerami | Nuclear Energy, Opinion

Should we be giving up on low-dose radiation research?

By David J. Brenner | Nuclear Energy, Opinion

Chinese nuclear security practices

By Fissile Materials Working Group | Columnists, Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons

Energy planning in response to climate change: Accurate costs are critical

By Bruce Biewald | Nuclear Energy, Opinion

Four lessons from Fukushima: Improving emergency response

By Richard Wilson | Nuclear Energy, Opinion

It’s 2050: Do you know where your nuclear waste is?

By Allison Macfarlane | Nuclear Energy, Opinion

Managing nuclear spent fuel: Policy lessons from a 10-country study

By Harold Feiveson, Zia Mian, M.V. Ramana, Frank von Hippel | Nuclear Energy, Opinion