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Bill Gates in October 2018, at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium to promote health and clean-energy Initiatives. Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images

Bill Gates in October 2018, at the EU Commission headquarters in Brussels, Belgium to promote health and clean-energy Initiatives. Photo by Thierry Monasse/Getty Images

Bill Gates’ bad bet on plutonium-fueled reactors

By Frank N. von Hippel | Nuclear Energy, Nuclear Weapons

Energy Secretary Rick Perry during a 2017 visit to Idaho National Laboratory.

Energy Secretary Rick Perry during a 2017 visit to Idaho National Laboratory.

Why Congress should say no to yet another fast reactor dream

By Victor Gilinsky, Henry Sokolski | Nuclear Energy, Opinion