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Mar. 05, 2010
Nuclear Technologies
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| From small-scale nuclear power plants to advanced reactor designs, what's next for the technology of nuclear power? We'll talk about some of the technology changes involved in proposed new reactor designs under consideration by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission. We'll also look at the idea of small-scale nuclear -- building a power plant to support a community, rather than an entire state. Will downsizing make the nuclear any more appealing? |
Produced by Annette Heist, Senior Producer
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John R. 'Grizz' Deal
CEO, Hyperion Power
Denver, Colorado -
Lester Brown
Author, Plan B 4.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization (W. W. Norton & Co., 2009)
Founder and President
Earth Policy Institute
Washington, DC -
Richard Lester
Professor and Head, Department of Nuclear Science and Engineering
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts -
Scott Burnell
Public Affairs Officer
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
Rockville, Maryland
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