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Nuclear Energy

A unique opportunity to reach a deal with Iran

By Anton Khlopkov | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

Why South Korea needs pyroprocessing

By Seong Won Park | Nuclear Energy, Opinion

The lasting toll of Semipalatinsk’s nuclear testing

By Togzhan Kassenova | Nuclear Energy, Opinion

The world must abolish nuclear weapons

By Marat Tazhin | Nuclear Energy, Opinion

Reprocessing is the answer

By George S. Stanford, Gerald E. Marsh, William Hannum | Nuclear Energy, Opinion

The real cost of new U.S. nuclear reactors

By Ryan Alexander | Nuclear Energy, Opinion

Britain’s reprocessing boondoggle

By Martin Forwood | Nuclear Energy, Opinion

Reprocessing isn’t the answer

By Richard L. Garwin | Nuclear Energy, Opinion

Maximizing U.S. federal loan guarantees for new nuclear energy

By John C. Slocum, John J. Reed | Nuclear Energy, Opinion

The safety inadequacies of India’s fast breeder reactor

By Ashwin Kumar, M.V. Ramana | Nuclear Energy, Opinion

The recession alone won’t stop nuclear power’s growth

By Fiona Simpson | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons, Opinion

The demise of the pebble bed modular reactor

By Steve Thomas | Nuclear Energy, Opinion