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May 19, 2006 — Nuclear Power
part oneThe cooling tower at Trojan nuclear power plant will be blown to bits this weekend. This week, we're looking at the controversial history of Trojan-and taking a look at the future of nuclear power.
We'll explore the latest nuclear power technology, concerns, and some ideas for energy production that doesn't rely on oil.
Host: Christy George
Report by Ley Garnett on Trojan's history
Guests: Jose Reyes, head of Dept. of Nuclear Engineering and Radiation Health Physics at Oregon State University; and Dave Lochbaum, director of the nuclear safety project at the Union of Concerned Scientists.
Links:
- Nuclear Engineering & Radiation Health Physics, OSU
- Union of Concerned Scientists
- Office of Nuclear Energy, U.S. Dept. of Energy
- U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
- PGE's Trojan page
- NRC ends Trojan license
- Photos & other Trojan Information
- Nuclear Energy Historical Documents
- Anti-nuclear Information:
http://www.cheappower.org/trojan.htm
http://www.nirs.org/
http://www.citizen.org/cmep/
http://www.citizenalert.org/ - Pro-nuclear Information
- More Government Information:
http://www.pnl.gov/
http://www.eia.doe.gov/
http://www.insc.anl.gov/
http://www.eh.doe.gov/
http://www.iaea.org/
http://wwwofe.er.doe.gov/
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