Nukes 101: Up close and personal with nuclear power

Oct. 04, 2010 07:32AM PST

Cnet News reports a discussion on nuclear power. After a period of stagnation, the U.S. nuclear power industry is pushing for another chance–both to build new power plants and to reshape popular opinion. Earlier this week, I took a tour of the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant on the New Hampshire coast, just north of the […]

Cnet News reports a discussion on nuclear power.

After a period of stagnation, the U.S. nuclear power industry is pushing for another chance–both to build new power plants and to reshape popular opinion.

Earlier this week, I took a tour of the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant on the New Hampshire coast, just north of the Massachusetts border. I got to see some impressive engineering, relearn the physics of nuclear fission, and ponder the future of nuclear power.

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