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Nuclear Energy

An explosive mix: Uncertain geologic knowledge and hazardous technologies

By Allison Macfarlane | Nuclear Energy, Opinion

Facing fears with facts and reason: Managing energy risks after Fukushima

By Thomas Rosenbaum | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy, Opinion

After the nuclear renaissance: The age of discovery

By Alexander Glaser | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy, Opinion

The lessons of Fukushima

By Hugh Gusterson | Columnists, Nuclear Energy

From the Bulletin Archives: Containment of a reactor meltdown

By Frank von Hippel | Nuclear Energy, Opinion

Earthquake 9.0: What this magnitude might mean for Japan’s future

By Jeffrey Park | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy, Opinion

The need for a resilient energy policy in Japan

By Charles D. Ferguson | Climate Change, Nuclear Energy, Opinion

What government transparency could mean for Japan’s nuclear disaster

By Jennifer Sims | Nuclear Energy, Opinion

Guarding against disaster: As Japan’s tragedy becomes more serious, so does the need to learn from it

By Joshua Pollack | Columnists, Nuclear Energy

Reactor Design

Second chances: Containment of a reactor meltdown

By Frank von Hippel | Nuclear Energy, Opinion

Incisors in the heartland

By Joseph J. Mangano | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

Yukiya Amano: One year in

By Heinz Gärtner | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons, Opinion